A wildly imaginative book of three short stories, The Fabled Ocean tracks the adventures of marine creatures as they dive into uncharted waters, where nothing is quite what it seems, and powerful currents shape all our destinies.

Eighty

STORY 1

A genetic experiment is unknowingly born a prisoner and must learn her captors’ puzzling rules or face dire consequences. With only wit and curiosity to guide her, she gradually pieces together a sense of purpose until a terrible truth threatens to upend her tiny universe. Part sci-fi, part unlikely friendship, this thriller will take you on a roller coaster ride through our subjugation of the natural world.

The Holy Mackerel

STORY 2

Near a struggling fishing town, three crabs stumble upon a fishy preacher who offers a solution to their troubles and promises a future utopia. Packed with dark humor, this quirky parable explores the pitfalls of worshiping progress above all else.

Vorvan the Scarred

STORY 3

A viking walrus comes of age in an arctic wilderness ruled by giants. The problem is that he’s small, and as far as the herd cares, the runts always die first. Follow Vorvan into the mysterious depths of Jorda—battling massive foes, twists of fate, and inner demons—while the rest of his world teeters on the brink of catastrophe.

This watercolor map of Jorda shows the arctic wilderness in its brief but beautiful summer months.