Emerald Sea — John Ringo

The Battte Against Those Determined to Rule the World--or Destroy It--Continues

In the future the world was a paradise--and then, in a moment, it ended. The council that controlled the Net fell out and went to war, while people who had never known a moment of want or pain were left wondering how to survive.

Duke Edmund Talbot has been assigned a simple mission: Go to the Southern Isles and make contact with, the scattered merfolk--those who, before the worldwide collapse of technology, had altered their bodies in the shape of mythical sea-dwelling creatures. He must convince them to side with the Freedom Coalition in the battles against the fascist dictators of New Destiny. Just a simple diplomatic mission. One that requires the service of-'a dragon-carrier and Lieutenant Herzer Herrick, the most blooded of the Blood Lords--because New Destiny has plans of its own.

This fast-paced sequel to There Will be Dragons is a rollicking adventure above and below the high seas, with dragons, killer whales, beautiful mermaids--and the irrepressible Bast the Wood Elf, a cross between Legolas and Mae West.