{"product_id":"rivers-of-echoes-the-hidden-city-of-mermaids-book-5","title":"Rivers of Echoes: The Hidden City of Mermaids - Book 5","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn the quiet murmurs of ancient rivers lies a language older than time—spoken not in words, but in shimmering currents, moonlit ripples, and echoes drifting from forgotten shores. Rivers of Echoes: A Hidden City of Mermaids invites you to listen to that language, to follow its trembling threads into a world where memory is alive, myth is truth, and the boundary between human and magical shifts like water under restless light.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt the heart of this tale flows the River of Echoes, an ancient waterway that carries the memories of all living beings. Here, the past never settles. It rises, swells, and spills into the present with haunting beauty and dangerous insistence. This river is more than a place—it is identity, history, responsibility, and the fragile weight of what we choose to remember… or forget.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong Book Description\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn a world where rivers remember everything, the River of Echoes holds the memories of all living beings—beautiful, painful, and dangerous. When those memories begin to fracture, a creeping emptiness known as the Water void rises from the depths, threatening to erase not just history, but identity itself.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThree unlikely companions are drawn into the river’s unraveling. Thando, a young Tidekeeper gifted with water‑born power he barely understands, carries the weight of a past he cannot fully recall. Azura, a mermaid Guardian of Aqualyth, is torn between her duty to her people and her loyalty to Thando, whose fate is entwined with hers in ways she fears to name. And Mosa, a newcomer with the rare ability to see Echoes—living fragments of memory—holds a key to the river’s oldest secrets, even as she struggles to understand her place in this shifting world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhen the River of Echoes begins to overflow with broken memories, the trio must journey upstream into the heart of myth itself. Their path leads them through shimmering underwater cities, mist‑shrouded lands where memories distort, and sacred shrines where past and prophecy collide. Along the way, they confront the truth that forgetting can be as dangerous as remembering—and that the desire to erase pain can give birth to monsters.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs the Watervoid grows stronger, feeding on the world’s fractured recollections, Thando, Azura, and Mosa must face their own buried truths. Their intertwined destinies force them to grapple with the central question of the river: How do we carry the past without letting it drown us?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRich with magical realism and rooted in Zimbabwean‑inspired mythology, Rivers of Echoes is a story of memory, identity, and the fragile courage required to heal what has been broken. It is a tale of friendship forged in uncertainty, sacrifice born of love, and the quiet hope that even in the darkest waters, echoes of who we are can guide us home.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46826152755410,"sku":"9971a565-7c46-3c2b-ac09-b7c386829f05","price":3.69,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/image_33403659-3b65-454a-b9d3-e995bcd19538.jpg?v=1778265243","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/rivers-of-echoes-the-hidden-city-of-mermaids-book-5","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}