Set in an exotic Eastern landscape peopled by magicians and fantastic talking animals, [in this novel, the author] inhabits the same imaginative space as Gulliver’s Travels , Alice in Wonderland , and The Wizard of Oz . In [the novel, he] sets out on an adventure to restore the poisoned source of the sea of stories. On the way, he encounters many foes, all intent on draining the sea of all its storytelling powers. -http://www.booksinprint.com