Nere has never understood why she feels so much more comfortable and confident swimming with the dolphis that her mother studies than hanging out with her classmates on land, but everything falls inton place when Nere learns that she is on of a group of kids who-unbeknowst to them- have been genetically alteredto survive in the ocean. These products of "The Neptune Project" are given a mission to build a better future under the sea, safe from the dangers on land.
But there are some very big problems: no one asked Nere if she wanted to be a science experiment:the other Neptune kids aren't exactly the friendliest bunch; and in order to reach the safe haven of the Neptune colony, Nere and her fellow mutates must swim through hundreds of miles of dangerous waters, relying only on their wits, dolphins, and each other to evade terrifying underseas creatures and a government that will stop at nothing to capture the Neptune kids...dead or alive.
Fierce battles and daring escapes abound as Nere and her friends race to safety in this action-packed aquatic adventure.