When a dire situation forces Kathan to leave his secluded home across The Forgotten Sea, he finds that the world is not what he had imagined. He discovers a land not only plagued by hardships and tyranny, but curiously devoid of anyone his own age. What has become of the Children of Misfortune? What does it have to do with a closely-guarded prophecy? And what consequences will await Kathan should his home be discovered?