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Nautilus Legends #1-3
Nautilus Legends, Books 1-3
Science is all she knows. Myths are in his blood. What answers will they find in the ocean’s deep?
Read the first three books of the Nautilus Legends, a twist on your favorite myths of mermaids, sirens, the Kraken, and many more. Fans of Clara Coulson, BR Kingsolver, and Linsey Hall will love this adventurous urban fantasy with a salty flavor.
Free Dive, book 1:
Marine biologist Corrie has a secret: she saw a mermaid as a child. To the outside world, she is a university student collecting ocean data. No one knows about Corrie’s secret online life consumed by evidence of mythical sea creatures.
Free diver Zeballos can’t forgive his dead father, who withheld crucial information about Zeb’s heritage that might explain his extraordinary abilities. Now, Zeb searches for answers while concealing his hidden talents.
Together, they navigate dangerous waters, dodge ruthless fishermen, and dive into uncharted knowledge. They may find the answers they desire, but what other questions will emerge from the depths of the ocean?
Caught, book 2:
Marine biologist Corrie Duval has so many questions about the strange fish she found. Unfortunately, her results aren’t giving her clear answers, and her professor is growing suspicious about her late-night analyses and secretive manner.
Zeballos Artino still searches for his own answers, but he’s not the only one. Someone is following his boat, and if Zeb won’t tell them what he knows about the strange fish and its bizarre effects, they will make him talk.
Corrie and Zeb fall deeper into a world of cut-throat henchmen and scheming tycoons who are on the hunt for the same thing they are—mysterious creatures in the sea.
Surfacing, book 3:
The more marine biologist Corrie Duval learns about the mysterious sea creatures she discovered, the more questions she has. Where are the creatures coming from? How are they related? And what is Zeballos Artino hiding?
Zeb wishes he had the answers to Corrie’s questions, but there is so much he can’t say, and even more that he doesn’t know himself. The glimpse of the woman in the water plagues him with riddles he can’t decipher, and his late father’s translated notebook provides frustrating clues.
But when Zeb discovers someone attracting mysterious creatures with the same sonar device installed on his own boat, he and Corrie must race to uncover the truth before the world of the creatures is exposed.
Read the first three books of the Nautilus Legends, a twist on your favorite myths of mermaids, sirens, the Kraken, and many more. Fans of Clara Coulson, BR Kingsolver, and Linsey Hall will love this adventurous urban fantasy with a salty flavor.
Free Dive, book 1:
Marine biologist Corrie has a secret: she saw a mermaid as a child. To the outside world, she is a university student collecting ocean data. No one knows about Corrie’s secret online life consumed by evidence of mythical sea creatures.
Free diver Zeballos can’t forgive his dead father, who withheld crucial information about Zeb’s heritage that might explain his extraordinary abilities. Now, Zeb searches for answers while concealing his hidden talents.
Together, they navigate dangerous waters, dodge ruthless fishermen, and dive into uncharted knowledge. They may find the answers they desire, but what other questions will emerge from the depths of the ocean?
Caught, book 2:
Marine biologist Corrie Duval has so many questions about the strange fish she found. Unfortunately, her results aren’t giving her clear answers, and her professor is growing suspicious about her late-night analyses and secretive manner.
Zeballos Artino still searches for his own answers, but he’s not the only one. Someone is following his boat, and if Zeb won’t tell them what he knows about the strange fish and its bizarre effects, they will make him talk.
Corrie and Zeb fall deeper into a world of cut-throat henchmen and scheming tycoons who are on the hunt for the same thing they are—mysterious creatures in the sea.
Surfacing, book 3:
The more marine biologist Corrie Duval learns about the mysterious sea creatures she discovered, the more questions she has. Where are the creatures coming from? How are they related? And what is Zeballos Artino hiding?
Zeb wishes he had the answers to Corrie’s questions, but there is so much he can’t say, and even more that he doesn’t know himself. The glimpse of the woman in the water plagues him with riddles he can’t decipher, and his late father’s translated notebook provides frustrating clues.
But when Zeb discovers someone attracting mysterious creatures with the same sonar device installed on his own boat, he and Corrie must race to uncover the truth before the world of the creatures is exposed.
633 pages, Kindle Edition
First published August 5, 2020
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About the author
Emma Shelford
46 books180 followersEmma Shelford feels that life is only complete with healthy doses of magic, history, and science. Since these aren't often found in the same place, she created her own worlds where they happily coexist. If you catch her in person, she will eagerly discuss Lord of the Rings ad nauseam, why the ancient Sumerians are so cool, and the important role of phytoplankton in the ocean.
Emma is the author of the Nautilus Legends (a marine biologist discovers that mythical sea creatures are real), the Musings of Merlin Series (Merlin is immortal, forever young, and living in the modern day), and the Breenan Series (a young woman follows a mysterious stranger into an enchanting Otherworld).
Emma is the author of the Nautilus Legends (a marine biologist discovers that mythical sea creatures are real), the Musings of Merlin Series (Merlin is immortal, forever young, and living in the modern day), and the Breenan Series (a young woman follows a mysterious stranger into an enchanting Otherworld).
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July 31, 2022
Competently written, for the most part; the characters have believable motivations and aren't just cardboard cut-outs, there are some tense moments in which they battle credible evildoers (with about as much competence as you'd expect from highly motivated amateurs, rather than action heroes), and the stakes are personal for them. I'm struggling to define why I didn't like it more than I did.
Sure, despite crediting two editors the text needs another (relatively light) edit, most notably for cases where the author has broken a sentence in half with a tag in the middle and hasn't punctuated it correctly, though there are also a few common homonym errors, comma mistakes and idiom fumbles. It's better than a lot of books I read in this regard, though.
Contemporary SF (which I'm counting this as, because one of the main characters is a scientist, and there's never any suggestion that the cryptids are magical) isn't a favourite subgenre for me, mostly because the characters are often aimless. These characters are not aimless. They all (initially or eventually) have things they want, which conflict sometimes, as they ought. The pace does drag occasionally for my taste, when they're not sure what to do; I felt there could have been a stronger drive towards a more defined story goal. Again, it's better than others I've read in the subgenre.
I think part of what reduced my enthusiasm is that I never really believed that all these oceanic cryptids could be swimming about without anyone ever noticing them before the story started. There were a couple of attempts to hang a lampshade on this and explain it away, but I just never found it credible, and without buying into that premise the story doesn't work.
I wish I could be more enthusiastic about it, because considered objectively it's a decent piece of work, but it just didn't click for me. I'm giving it four stars for quality, but it doesn't get onto my Best of the Year list.
Sure, despite crediting two editors the text needs another (relatively light) edit, most notably for cases where the author has broken a sentence in half with a tag in the middle and hasn't punctuated it correctly, though there are also a few common homonym errors, comma mistakes and idiom fumbles. It's better than a lot of books I read in this regard, though.
Contemporary SF (which I'm counting this as, because one of the main characters is a scientist, and there's never any suggestion that the cryptids are magical) isn't a favourite subgenre for me, mostly because the characters are often aimless. These characters are not aimless. They all (initially or eventually) have things they want, which conflict sometimes, as they ought. The pace does drag occasionally for my taste, when they're not sure what to do; I felt there could have been a stronger drive towards a more defined story goal. Again, it's better than others I've read in the subgenre.
I think part of what reduced my enthusiasm is that I never really believed that all these oceanic cryptids could be swimming about without anyone ever noticing them before the story started. There were a couple of attempts to hang a lampshade on this and explain it away, but I just never found it credible, and without buying into that premise the story doesn't work.
I wish I could be more enthusiastic about it, because considered objectively it's a decent piece of work, but it just didn't click for me. I'm giving it four stars for quality, but it doesn't get onto my Best of the Year list.
May 13, 2022
For six days I was transported into the majestic, mythical, scientific, and magical world of the Nautilus Trilogy. I was absolutely enthralled with this box set. I was transported into the urban supernatural world of Zeballos and crew. We are introduced to Corrie “The Scientist”, Zeballos “Mystery Benefactor, Jules “The Chef”, and Krista “The Muscle”. This rag tag crew of misfits takes us through such an incredible adventure of uncovering mysteries of the ocean and preserving the mysticism of those mysteries. Zeballos is hiding a secret throughout the books that is absolutely worth sticking around for. Corrie discovers that life really does lead you back to your passions from childhood. Jules learns that he really is so much more than a buddy and first mate. Krista using her talents in law and quick witted brain keeps them all safe. These books are mesmerizing and such a cool take on myths like mermaids and The Kraken. The books take a scientific twist on all of these amazing ancient myths. I really can’t recommend these books more, I loved them so much. If you want to read more about the books on their own you can look into my reviews on those single books!
July 28, 2021
A refreshing read
Finally! A good mermaid/ merman story without an overload of legends and magic. I really liked the scientific touch mingled with abnormal adventures. There's the usual drawn out drama, but it's clean and simple, almost like those family friendly flicks. That was very refreshing.
I enjoyed the muster and action at the end of each book, though by book 3 I feel things are being purposely dragged out.
The author's creativity is really fun with names and abilities of the animals that appear. In the ocean, almost anything is believable. I will definitely be looking forward to the next book.
Christa
Finally! A good mermaid/ merman story without an overload of legends and magic. I really liked the scientific touch mingled with abnormal adventures. There's the usual drawn out drama, but it's clean and simple, almost like those family friendly flicks. That was very refreshing.
I enjoyed the muster and action at the end of each book, though by book 3 I feel things are being purposely dragged out.
The author's creativity is really fun with names and abilities of the animals that appear. In the ocean, almost anything is believable. I will definitely be looking forward to the next book.
Christa
July 13, 2021
Wow
Ms. Shelford has an amazing sense of character development. She has written a superb series that kept me glued to my Kindle for hours at a time. This series deserves to be read by anyone who loves the sea or just a great storyline. Get this series ASAP.
Ms. Shelford has an amazing sense of character development. She has written a superb series that kept me glued to my Kindle for hours at a time. This series deserves to be read by anyone who loves the sea or just a great storyline. Get this series ASAP.
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