Tom Huck and Jim find themselves aboard a fantastical airship and are blown across the ocean to the Sahara Desert They face lions dehydration and mirages all while debating philosophy and geography in their unique vernacular The story is a sequel that moves the characters from the realism of the river to the high-adventure style of Jules Verne It highlights the contrast between Toms book-learning and Hucks pragmatic worldview in an exotic setting...