[1][2] The novel focuses on a crew of young scientists from a reality TV show who must try to survive when their research vessel, the Trident, lands on Henders Island, where predatory creatures have been living and evolving for over half a billion years.

[3] Producer Lloyd Levin optioned Fahy's screenplay adaptation of Fragment for a major motion picture.

[4] In 1791, Captain Ambrose Henders and his crew stop at a tiny island in search of fresh water in the South Pacific.

In the present day, an exploratory research vessel "The Trident" sails across the same stretch of the Pacific filming for a documentary series called "Sea life".

It appears the animals of Henders Island are able to reproduce continuously, and are stronger and faster than any other creatures on earth due to their copper-based blood, two brains and their super adaptability, as demonstrated during the tests involving rival species that have been imported.