The Sound of Seas

The third and final volume of Anderson and Rovin’s Earthend Saga is sure to please readers of the previous two books, A Vision of Fire and A Dream of Ice, though newcomers would have benefited from a summary of what came before. Manhattan psychiatrist Caitlin O’Hara has teamed with U.N. translator Ben Moss to solve the mysteries of the long-dead world of Galderkhaan, an advanced ancient civilization that once ruled Antarctica. Caitlin’s soul has wound up in Galderkhaan in another’s body, while her own body remains, unconscious, in a New York City hospital. Caitlin’s efforts to deal with experiencing another time and place, as well as finding her way back home, are complicated when she learns that her preteen son, Jacob, is also present in Galderkhaan in spirit. The plot features further bizarre occurrences that will appeal to X-Files fans, including a spontaneous human combustion, en route to a resolution that leaves the door open to a possible return to the authors’ well-constructed imaginary realm. [em]Agent: Doug Grad, Doug Grad Literary. (Sept.) [/em]