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Book 1 — Available Now · The Black Fin Series

Black Fin

A newborn orca, lost in the open ocean, is raised by humpbacks — and discovers the sea's greatest threat swims above the surface.

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The ocean has its own stories.

Told from the point of view of orcas, humpback whales, and the other creatures of the open ocean, the Black Fin series follows the bonds of pod and family, survival against predators and the elements, an unlikely friendship between species — and the growing threat that comes not from below the surface, but from above it.

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Five minutes in the world of the series — the pods, the open water, and the creatures the books are told through.

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Start with Black Fin, then White Fin. Book 3 is currently in progress.

Black Fin cover — an orca's dorsal fin breaking a moonlit ocean surface

Book 1 — Available Now

Black Fin

A newborn orca, lost in the open ocean, is raised by humpbacks — and discovers the sea's greatest threat swims above the surface.

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Behind the Book

The pods, the migrations, the hunting strategies, the entanglements — much of what happens in these books is grounded in real marine science. Jeff writes about the research behind the story on the blog.

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