This is a book about pirates and goofy animal-like characters. It's about one such pirate, Lasimer Casper Johnny, who is sentenced to live the rest of his days marooned on an island with a pig-like people tribe. They want to eat him, he wants to eat one of them. There are also rocks and trees that talk. Come meet Ariel and Professor Shank who accidentally find their way to this place where the pirate lives. Something happens where Lasimer believes Ariel is a witch bent on sending his soul to Hades. They get plunged into a nightmare dimension that plops them right into the clutches of the evil tyrant Zartharyos. This is the perfect book for children who just love pirate adventures... NOTE: The character Zartharyos in this story can also be found in another of Ali's books: GALACTIC PIONEERS, for any science-fiction loving child, or adult too for that matter.