The sea has taken everything.

Thirteen-year-old Mau is the only one remaining after a giant wave sweeps his island village away. But when very much is taken, something is came back, and somewhere in the jungle, Daphne-a lady from the various other side from the globe-is the only real survivor of a ship destroyed from the same wave.

Together, both confront the aftermath of catastrophe. And slowly, additional refugees arrive-children without parents, mothers without infants, husbands without wives-all of these hungry and all of them frightened. As Mau and Daphne struggle to keep the small band safe and fed, they defy ancestral spirits, problem death himself, and uncover a long-hidden magic formula that literally turns the world upside down . .

Internationally revered storyteller Terry Pratchett presents a breathtaking adventure of survival and discovery, and of the courage necessary to forge fresh beliefs.