READERS! THIS BOOK IS NOT A REAL ENCYCLOPEDIA! It is an epic work of fiction that recounts the many adventures of a lonely storyteller on the path of Enlightenment and True Love.

The book contains numerous stories, both short and long, that concern all sorts of things: gods, monsters, mad kings, wise old magpies, wizards, shamans, doctors, brothers, conflicts, mystery, bad science, even worse geography – and did we mention, we already mentioned True Love?

Before our own Story begins, another – now forgotten – civilization thrived. The people who wandered the Old Earth resembled us closely: curious, sensitive, funny, ambitious, and vulnerable.

In this series of illustrated and interconnected stories, Isabel Greenberg chronicles the explorations of a young man who rows from his homeland, the North Pole, to the South. There, he finds his great love, but their romance is doomed. Due to the unusual and difficult polarity of the Old Earth, the lovers cannot touch each other.

Intricate, imaginative, and full of humor, Isabel Greenberg's debut is a welcome addition to a flourishing genre.

THE PRESS HAS WRITTEN

A delightful and admirable book with many hidden treasures. Guardian

A fun, sweet book that reads easily and feels like a fairytale. Glasgow Sunday Herald

The stories blend harmoniously with one another. Greenberg knows how to play with the myths of our world. Financial Times