Cirrus@Austlit

'In a world of swords and sorcery, Talgard is a barbarian whose brain is a greater weapon than his brawn, with wit as sharp as his blade.

'A collection of short comic stories from the world of Talgard, each illustrated by an emerging or established Australian comics storyteller.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

'When an island is "completely not hit by a tsunami", a new investigation begins for the daring aquanauts, the Nekton family.

'Danger, secrets, peril, ancient messages, shocking revelations, and the first word to rhyme with 'orange'.

'The Nektons are back, along with Jeffrey the fish, in an adventure every bit as mysterious as the deep blue sea.'

(Source: Back cover)

'While others look up to the stars, my family know that there are an infinite number of things that shine brightly in the darkness below. Most of our world lies unexplored, unexplained. There are things lurking in the seas that have only ever been spoken about in myth.

'My family are explorers.

'We have been for generations.

'We explore ... the Deep.'

(From the publisher's website.)