Time Swimmer

Island Fiction is a brand-new fiction series from Macmillan Caribbean aimed at teenagers and young adults. The fast-paced, dynamic stories are all based around fantasy, science-fiction and the legends and folklore of the Caribbean. The young heroes and heroines follow intriguing quests, dice with danger and overcome all manner of evil forces as they attempt to save themselves and those closest to them. Set in the Caribbean in the past, present and future, the Island Fiction books are guaranteed to get teenagers reading and eager for more.

Time Swimmer is the story of a young Jamaican, Luke, who befriends an ancient storytelling sea turtle, Odysseus. Together they travel through Caribbean time, righting wrongs and saving lives – the pirate, Henry Morgan, for one; and Cyparis, the only survivor of the Pelee volcano that killed 28,000 people in Martinique in 1902, to name another. The novel is full of spiders that are men and lizards that are gods. All mixed together in a pepperpot stew of fantastic spice that blends fiery history with delectable fantasy.