Nome, an introverted teenager, has grown up on an isolated smallholding with her parents, her only friend is a talking earth Worm. However, today is the day when the world starts to crumble.

John Raglan is a seal hunter being hounded by hijackers, so he strands himself on an isolated island in the Bering Sea that is owned by a corporation. During a fierce sea-storm, Raglan rescues the ...