The Ingo Chronicles 5 Books Collection Set by Helen Dunmore - Ages 9-12 - Paperback

Titles in This Set
Ingo
Stormswept
The Crossing of Ingo
The Deep
Tide Knot

Details
Condition: Brand New
Format: Paperback
Publisher: HarperCollins
Age Range: Ages 9-12 (Grades 4-7)

Overview
The Ingo Chronicles gathers Helen Dunmore's five spellbinding sea-fantasy novels into one brand-new paperback set, perfect for young readers drawn to myth, mermaids, and the Cornish coast. When Sapphire's father vanishes into the waves near their Cornwall home, she and her brother Conor are pulled toward Ingo, a hidden underwater world ruled by the mysterious Mer people. Across all five books, family loyalty, longing, and the pull between land and sea drive an atmospheric saga steeped in folklore. Lyrical, immersive, and emotionally rich, this collection rewards readers who love slow-building fantasy with real heart beneath its watery surface.

About the Books
Helen Dunmore's Ingo Chronicles unfolds along the rugged Zennor coast of Cornwall, where eleven-year-old Sapphire and her older brother Conor discover that the sea holds more than grief for their missing father. It holds Ingo, an ancient underwater realm inhabited by the Mer, a race of sea people bound by tides, songs, and old rivalries with humankind. Sapphy is drawn again and again toward Faro, an enigmatic young Merman, and toward a world that promises to answer questions about her father's disappearance while asking a dangerous price of its own. Across the five novels, the siblings navigate storms, sea monsters, prophecy, and the growing tension between the human world of Air and the seductive pull of Ingo. Dunmore, an award-winning poet as well as novelist, brings a lyrical, sensory style to every wave, current, and cave, making the ocean itself feel like a living character. Themes of belonging, first love, sibling loyalty, and the ache of a parent lost recur throughout, giving the fantasy elements genuine emotional weight. Readers follow Sapphy from her first glimpse of the Mer world through escalating adventures involving a rogue Tide Knot, a stirring Kraken, and a perilous crossing that tests the strongest of the young Mer. Ideal for confident middle-grade readers aged nine and up, and equally satisfying for older fans of atmospheric fantasy, this brand-new five-book paperback set offers a complete, self-contained saga. It's a great pick for classroom libraries or any young reader who has wondered what lies beneath the waves.

Key Benefits

• Complete five-book paperback set of Helen Dunmore's acclaimed Ingo Chronicles in one purchase
• Lyrical, myth-rich storytelling perfect for readers who love mermaids and sea fantasy
• Follows a consistent cast across all five titles, ideal for binge-reading fans
• Brand-new condition, ready to gift or add straight to a classroom or home library
• Great for ages 9-12 (Grades 4-7), bridging middle-grade fantasy and coming-of-age themes
• Compact paperback format is easy to pack for vacations, road trips, or summer reading

Book-by-Book Guide
Ingo — Sapphire's father vanishes off the Cornwall coast, drawing her toward Faro and the hidden underwater world of Ingo.
Stormswept — A moodier, atmospheric return to the Ingo world tests old loyalties as new dangers stir beneath the waves.
The Crossing of Ingo — Sapphire and Conor face the perilous Crossing, a journey only the strongest young Mer are asked to attempt.
The Deep — A stirring Kraken and a devastating flood push Sapphy and her whale companion into the ocean's darkest depths.
Tide Knot — When the mystical Tide Knot comes undone, Sapphire and Conor must race to save their coastal hometown from the rising sea.

About the Author
Helen Dunmore was an award-winning British novelist, poet, and children's writer whose lyrical style earned her wide critical acclaim. She won the inaugural Orange Prize for Fiction for A Spell of Winter, and her final poetry collection, Inside the Wave, won the 2017 Costa Book of the Year. Alongside her adult fiction and eight poetry collections, Dunmore wrote extensively for children, with the Ingo Chronicles standing among her best-loved works for young readers. Her prose is celebrated for its sensory richness and emotional depth, qualities that shine throughout this haunting, sea-drenched series set on the Cornish coast.

Why You'll Love This Collection
This five-book paperback set makes a wonderful birthday gift, holiday stocking stuffer, or summer reading bundle for young fantasy fans. Complete and ready to gift, it offers hours of immersive, myth-soaked storytelling in one brand-new package that's perfect for a classroom library, a back-to-school reading list, or a rainy afternoon by the coast.

Please Note: This is the UK edition with the ISBN as listed; the cover may vary slightly from the image shown.