Publisher's Synopsis
When Derrick's missionary parents are tragically murdered, he is entrusted to his gruff, seafaring Uncle Sullivan, captain aboard the Wanderer. After surviving a killer typhoon in the South China Sea and meeting up with an elderly and eccentric cousin, they set off across land to discover the treasures of Central Asia. Along the way, Derrick befriends a fierce young Mongol warrior who saves his life and helps to defeat a ruthless Chinese warlord. Having been given a gift of priceless jade, the group is pursued into the inhospitable mountains of Tibet where they are caught between the fierce ascetic mountain monks and a terrifying creature that stalks them through the snow...
