The Prophecy
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Some bonds are older than memory. Some promises are carried by the sea.
When Michael saves an injured dolphin off the coast of his childhood beach, he has no idea his life has just become part of an ancient prophecy. Alongside Julie the girl whose dreams are touched by the ocean's hidden world Michael is drawn into a legacy of caretakers sworn to protect the balance between humans and dolphins.
Guided by loyal dolphins, whispered visions, and knowledge passed down through generations, they discover that the future is not fixed and that every choice matters. As danger rises beneath the waves, a new generation must listen closely to the tides, for the greatest battles are not always fought with strength, but with understanding.
Surfing with the Dolphins: The Prophecy is a heartfelt, mythic tale of love, destiny, and stewardship where the ocean remembers those who listen, and the sea reveals its secrets to those willing to protect them.
Michael Bennett
Michael Bennett (Ngāti Pikiao, Ngāti Whakaue) is an award-winning screenwriter, director and author. His first book, a non-fiction work telling the true story of New Zealand’s worst miscarriage of justice, In Dark Places, won Best Non-Fiction Book at the 2017 Ngaio Marsh Awards. Michael's second book, Helen and the Go-Go Ninjas, is a time-travel graphic novel co-authored with Ant Sang.
Better the Blood, the first Hana Westerman thriller, was shortlisted for the Jann Medlicott Acorn Prize for Fiction/Ockham New Zealand Book Award, as well as for the Audio Book of the Year at the Capital Crime Fingerprint Awards and Best First Mystery Novel at the Barry Awards. It was also longlisted for the CWA John Creasey New Blood Debut Dagger and was a finalist for Best Novel at the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Awards, where it won the award for Best First Novel. Return to Blood, the second novel in the acclaimed series, won the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel in 2025.
Michael's short and feature films have won awards internationally and have screened at numerous festivals, including Cannes, Toronto, Berlin, Locarno, New York, London and Melbourne. Michael is the 2020 recipient of the Te Aupounamu Māori Screen Excellence Award, in recognition of members of the Māori filmmaking community who have made high-level contributions to screen storytelling.
He lives in Auckland, Aotearoa (New Zealand), with his partner Jane, and children Tīhema, Māhina and Matariki.
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