The very title of this book gives out vivid imagery of vast oceans, ships, mysterious creatures, and diving into the unknown to solve mysteries that we have only heard of in folklore. So, I would really like to congratulate the author on that title. 

When I got to the Prologue, there was a beautiful quote to open up, and it really made the book quite special. However, the rest of the work was not quite up to the mark that the title and quote promised. 

For starters, the grammar and punctuation were all over the place. There are no commas where there are supposed to be commas, and there are commas in places there aren't supposed to be commas. I implore the author to take a break from writing immediately and fix this, as it really affects the quality of the book. Especially in an opener, it just cannot be done. 

Another thing that I noticed is that despite the conversation being between a young boy and a grown man, there is not much of a parallel drawn between them. Of course, the author tried to portray it, but it just did not work for me. I would have loved to see more of the innocence of the child shining through and contradicting the grave nature of the man. 

Additionally, at least one name would have been nice. One simply cannot have an opener without naming at least one character unless it is absolutely essential to the story. Names give your characters a shape, and allow the readers to know them. 

Finally, I have to tell the author this, but the prologue is very vague. I know that the author does not wish to disclose where the man is going, but it needs to have some details, something to draw in the reader and make them jump to the next chapter. It needs to have flair. 

I would be happy to give the author some references of works that can aid them in rectifying these errors. 

Final Rating: 5/10