In Okeanus a French policeman, Oiseau, searches for a serial killer on the streets of Paris. He soon realizes, however, he is hunting a Drac, a creature of Celtic mythology, and that because of global warming, petrified eggs are hatching all over the earth. To rid the earth of the Drac and to reverse global warming, Oiseau journeys to Okeanus, the watery plane.
Although Okeanus follows the conventions of the “portal” novel, it is unique in that it combines and employs the elements of five other genres: it incorporates plot devices from what the French call a policier or crime procedural; it supports themes from environmental thrillers; it is an urban fantasy; it plays with concepts of time, and it develops standard fantasy tropes (dragons, magicians, stones of power, demons, witches, shamans, time travel, bare-sarks, and decaying civilizations).
            Okeanus is written to be read quickly. The paragraphs and chapters are short and the book moves rapidly from the known world through the portal to an unknown fantastical world.  Because the book’s rhetorical devices are suspenseful by definition—crime novel, adventure tale, and environmental catastrophe—there is urgency to the protagonist’s journey, which is felt by the reader.  In addition, tension is also created by dual stories running on earth and Okeanus simultaneously.
            Ultimately, Okeanus is a psychological tale. The underlying theme is balance. Oiseau must balance and mediate not only between the two worlds but also his dual being. In order to live and succeed he must embrace his shadow self.
            Finally, Okeanus stands alone but it is the first book of two. The novel introduces the reader to a rich fantasy realm populated with unique civilizations and characters that could support additional novels and stories.