Hoping to break Fairy Tail's humiliating losing streak at the Grand Magic Games, Elfman prepares to face Bacchus, an old enemy of Erza's. Away from the tournament, a still recuperating Wendy is kidnapped out from under even Natsu's sensitive nose, and Carla experiences a terrible vision: A white knight, the palace of the king of Fiore in ruins and Lucy singing as the capital burns!

Begin your adventure into a fascinating world of fire and ice with an introduction to what makes Iceland such an unparalleled place to visit and explore. Discover how Iceland's people have existed throughout its history and learn how they were inspired to explore the land in many ways, including through beautiful poetry and epic sagas.

Enjoy meeting Iceland's various mammals on land and sea. Rub snouts with Arctic foxes, remnants of the last Ice Age and the island's top predators. Get a glimpse of harbor seals on the golden beaches of the Snaefellsnes Peninsula. Travel to Husavik, and other excellent spots, to sight humpback whales, orcas, and white-beaked dolphins.

Just like other places, Iceland is susceptible to the presence of non-native-and often invasive-species of plants and animals that now call the country home. Consider animals like the American mink, first brought to Iceland for fur farming, and plans such as Nootka lupine, a perennial herb that grows in seemingly inhospitable lava fields.

Mighty glaciers have carved the landscape of western and eastern Iceland into beautiful, scarred fjords. First, visit Westfjords, where you'll find the oldest site in Iceland and one of the largest bird cliffs in Europe. Then, continue to Eastfjords: home to an artsy community in the heart of reindeer country and 286 square miles of forest.

Don't be deceived by all that fire and ice. There's a diversity of plant life to be found in Iceland: trees and woody shrubs, moss and lichen, flowering plants and fungi. In addition to exploring the island's flora, consider the ever-changing relationship between humans and the environment, as seen in the Icelandic Sagas.

Iceland was born from volcanoes erupting in the ocean roughly 25 million years ago-and its story continues to be shaped by them. Explore how the various types of volcanoes, active volcanic zones, history of eruptions, and the continued expansion of the mid-Atlantic ridge make Iceland a geologically active region like few others on our planet.

Sculpted by fire and ice, Iceland's parks and reserved are breathtaking to behold. Sites you'll explore in this survey include Iceland's three national parks and its nature reserves-both of which offer explorers unparalleled looks at lava fields, sea cliffs, black sand beaches, and other geological marvels.

Given its deep connection to nature, Iceland has often been at the forefront of conservation and sustainability-despite its early destructive history. Consider vital efforts of soil conservation and carbon neutrality, the powerful use of storytelling as a conservation tool, and ongoing debates over Iceland's whaling culture.

Travel back in time to the cultural birth of Iceland, which began with the arrival of the first humans. Where did these people come from? What ancient documents help scholars understand early Icelandic settlements, and how do modern tools corroborate these sources? And another thing: What happened to all the Icelandic sheepdogs?