Ascension — Perry L. Covington

The truth of the matter is that Max Hunter is a painfully average 16-year-old kid, who goes to an average high school, and lives an average life. That average life is suddenly turned upside down when he discovers that he is a descendant of Atlantis. Imagine if the people of Atlantis didn't die in the great flood that destroyed the legendary island 10,000 years ago, and what if they actually exist to this day? That is Max's new truth. The Atlanteans are superhuman and some of them are even immortal and they have been secretly engaged in a civil war for the control of humankind for thousands of years. Max is thrust into this civil war when his parents are suddenly kidnapped during a family vacation, and before he is kidnapped himself, a battle hardened Atlantean girl and a quirky malfunctioning robot save him. Now, Max must learn to survive this new world of the Atlanteans long enough to rescue his kidnapped parents, and learn the truth about his place with the Atlantean people. Max is the Key to balance between humankind and the Atlanteans, and everyone's survival rests squarely on his shoulders. So… you know, no pressure.