Rising Tide is the first book in The Threat from the Sea trilogy by Mel Odom. Laaqueel, a malenti, discovers the resting place of Iakhovas, a mysterious being known as One-Who-Swims-With-Sekolah. He makes her into his servant. A human sailor named Jherek sails on the ship Finaren’s Butterfly, captained by Virne Finaren. A mysterious voice occasionally speaks in Jherek’s mind. Jherek rejects the advances of a spoiled woman named Yeill. He then saves her during a sahuagin attack but is exposed as