Books like Kraken by Williams, Wendy

A middle‑aged man returns to his childhood home, where memories of a magical girl and a mysterious farm haunt him, revealing a dark, supernatural mystery from his youth.

Astronauts and researchers dive into the Marianas Trench, desperate to find a cure for the plague that has taken over the world.

When Earth faces a hidden alien invasion, Rachel and her friends discover they are the only ones who can defend the planet.

Clive Cussler’s Shipwrecks series follows intrepid Captain Juan Cabrillo as he unravels a century‑old mystery tied to a crashed satellite, an ancient Chinese expedition and a deadly curse that threatens all on a remote Washington island.

Serafina, heir of the ancient merfolk kingdom Miromara, must answer a prophetic dream when her mother, Queen Isabella, is wounded during the Dokimí ceremony. With her friends Neela and Mahdi, she hunts the assassin’s master and stops a looming war between mer nations.

Presents information about a number of sightings of the giant squid, a creature of the deep about whom very little is known, although squid lengths of up to sixty feet have been recorded.

A gripping nonfiction narrative of the 19th‑century Jeannette expedition to the North Pole, detailing the shipwreck, survival efforts, and the roles of cartographer August Petermann, shipowner James Gordon Bennett, and captain George W. De Long.

A friendly giant squid learning he’s larger than most ocean creatures, inviting kids to explore size and marine wonder safely through fun, supervised play.

A vivid picture book that introduces young readers to the elusive giant squid, combining engaging illustrations with accessible facts about this massive marine creature.

A clear, informative overview of the science behind giant squids and the difficulties scientists face in locating and studying these elusive cephalopods, tailored for young readers.

Describes a giant squid recently found off the coast of New Zealand, whose twenty-five-foot-long body can now be studied by scientists to reveal more facts about this mysterious creature of the deep.

Before there were mammals on land, there were dinosaurs. And before there were fish in the sea, there were cephalopods--the ancestors of modern squid and Earth's first truly substantial animals. Cephalopods became the first creatures to rise from the seafloor, essentially inventing the act of swimming. With dozens of tentacles and formidable shells, they presided over an undersea empire for millions of years. But when fish evolved jaws, the ocean's former top predator became its most delicious snack. Cephalopods had to step up their game. Many species streamlined their shells and added defensive spines, but these enhancements only provided a brief advantage. Some cephalopods then abandoned the shell entirely, which opened the gates to a flood of evolutionary innovations: masterful camouflage, fin-supplemented jet propulsion, perhaps even dolphin-like intelligence. Squid Empire is an epic adventure spanning hundreds of millions of years, from the marine life of the primordial ocean to the calamari on tonight's menu. Anyone who enjoys the undersea world--along with all those obsessed with things prehistoric--will be interested in the sometimes enormous, often bizarre creatures that ruled the seas long before the first dinosaurs. -- Provided by publisher.