The People of the Sea

The People of the Sea
Scott Marcano
Infinity Publishing
ISBN: 0-7414-2730-3
Fiction, Fantasy
Reviewed by Dr. Tami Brady

Prophecy states that someday the People will once again live on dry land. Forced onto the sea generations ago by savage enemies, the People have built floating island homes that resemble their homeland in every way from the grass and trees that stood on the land to the houses and businesses that once flourished there. Despite their success, the People have always believed the prophecy to be true and deeply hoped that one day they would make their homes on land once again.
Though the prophecy does give hope that this event might some day come to pass, it also hints that a great battle must be fought. The end result of which lies in the hands of Ursa, a young Sha-woman just coming into her powers, and her best friend Tumarak, a young man trying to live up to the image of his famous father.
The People of the Sea is fantasy filled with lots of imaginative human-like species, magic, and adventurous battles. I particularly liked how destiny keeps leading these individuals along, bringing them together, and separating them at just the most opportune/inopportune times to raise the level of action.