School Library JournalGr 7–10—Will Archer, 17, is mourning the drowning death of his older brother, Tim, at their Long Island beachfront community a year earlier. A hurricane hits, and in the raging storm Will sees a girl with "green cat eyes, long black hair" who is later revealed to be Asia, the new girl in town. Watery descriptions indicate that she is not of this world and she eventually reveals herself to be an immortal "seekrieger," or siren, on a mission to deliver the as yet unidentified "Burning One" to Calypso (from ancient Greek mythology) and her vengeful band of siren sisters. In the meantime, Will's friend Gretchen is sleepwalking in dangerous places, while local unbalanced teen Kirk Wostler is making premonitions about "the Fury awakening.
