"Blond Garth was not born king of the isles. As a little boy clinging to an empty water cask, he was washed up from a shipwreck. He was raised by Bubu the medicine man who taught him the secret of growing strong. Under the wise tutelage of Bubu, boy Garth grew to be a mightier hunter than Tarantha, a keener fish spearer than Nehoa, a stronger swimmer than the deadly Maue.”