Adventure awaits in this gripping new fantasy about the bonds of friendship and resiliency of the human spirit. When dark, evil villains attack thirteen-year-old Xander's sleepy igloo village, he and his best friends are separated from their families and cast into an unexpected adventure on an ice-covered spit of land where danger lurks at every turn. Villainous spies set their eyes on Xander, believing the boy knows where a powerful amulet may be hidden. Exploring a neighboring village, a haunted cave, and a mysterious forest brings Xander and his friends face to face with all manner of wild creatures, including a giant scaly serpent with fire in its belly and rodents with black spiral teeth. Can Xander retrieve the amulet and harness its powers before the mysterious villains find it? Or will his enemies find it first and use it for evil?