The Fathoms Below by Jackie Sonnenberg (12 May, 2026)

Humans evolved from merpeople, and now thanks to scientific advancements, humanity has found a way to return to its origins.

Beneath the waves, a civilization is rising—one built on the dream of reclaiming the oceans and transforming the deep sea into humanity’s next frontier.

But so much of the ocean remains unexplored. And some things did not go extinct.

19-year-old Dallas Dwight is one among many to become merfolk. And while she is getting used to her new body, she has to get used to her new environment, and new dangers.

Her home is threatened by an unknown monster, something from the deep that has discovered this plentiful food source. Merpeople go missing and bodies turn up in pieces. The search is on for what lurks in the deep to find it before it finds the rest of them.

The more Dallas is in harm’s way, the more she learns the first rule of survival that never aged: Hunt or be hunted.