When Cassandra receives an exceedingly ugly necklace for her birthday from her long-lost mother she is reluctant to try it on, but when she does she finds herself in a startling new world. Morphea is her mother's world - a place where the myths and legends of our world are a lived and continuous reality. When she is pursued by a witch called Hecate and kidnapped by the Ferryman Charon, she must find her way back home and rescue her father from the sinister Dr Proteus. But will she leave this place where the pull of her mother is so very strong? Author Biography: Dr Karen Brooks currently lectures at Sunshine Coast University in the areas of youth culture, film, music, literature and cultural theory. She has made an enormous impact in her brief time on the coast, her units and research attracting local, national and international attention. She has a regular talkback segment on Sunshine Coast Sea FM radio.