'Franklin wakes from a fitful sleep plagued by bad dreams to find his nightmares are reality. Cast adrift on a frozen sea, he waits for rescue. His parents are dead. Murdered by thieves who desired the Book of Oceans.
'Centuries ago, the warlock Javan banished humankind to the endless dark of Zarmina's star-side. Now, vile oceanus are plundering the seas as the icecaps thicken, threatening precarious trade alliances.
'The legendary book holds the key to power over Zarmina's mighty seas. In the hands of the ruthless Javan, those spells could mean the final destruction of humankind.
If they are to survive, the four human islands must put aside their long-held prejudices and place their hope in Franklin, and the prophecy of the Smilodon's return.'
(Source: Goodreads.com)
