Richard Rich directs this animated children's sequel featuring the vocal talents of Elle Deets, Yuri Lowenthal and Joseph Medrano. When Odette (voice of Deets), the Swan Princess, is the target of an assassination attempt by the mysterious power known as the Forbidden Arts, she uses her special capabilities to deflect the attack, inadvertently causing a nearby house to catch fire. As a result, young Alise (Carly G. Fogelson) becomes an orphan and Odette takes her into her care. When Alise is kidnapped by scullions as part of another plot to unseat the Swan Princess, Odette and her friends set out on an adventure to rescue the girl.

This book covers both the works of Nissen's early years and his interesting later series: Atlantida, Chinampas, and Limulus. It also includes his visual interpretation of Octavio Paz's great poem "Obsidian Butterfly," as well as his "codices," reinterpretations of ancient Mexican books imagined in the context of contemporary art. Accompanying the images are essays on Nissen's career by Dore Ashton, Juan Villoro, Ricardo Cayuela, Alberto Ruy Sanchez, and the artist himself.