"When Aster wakes alone on a tropical island, she has no idea what has happened, why she is there, or where to find her younger sister, Poppy. Meanwhile Sam, who once met the sisters on a plane, makes links between the mystery of their disappearance and suspicious happenings in his own life. In a stunning dual narrative, the truth unravels with devastating effect - and the answer lies in the secret underwater world surrounding the desert island, populated...

The relationship between Tracey Fortune and her brother Jackson is temporarily strained by Tracey's desire to be a bridesmaid in her cousin's wedding and by the mysterious messages that Jackson begins to receive.

Moki, one of the moa birds being hunted into extinction by the Maoris on New Zealand, tries to regain their lost ability to fly so that he can escape death. Includes facts about New Zealand, the Maoris, and the moas.