Orbis Imperans (1668)

Corman had the life. He was the biggest fish in the lake. He had many plump and content wives with whom he wiled away long, warm afternoons in a private cove. Everything was perfect for the carp. But then one night zebra mussels marched into his world. They scattered Cormanas females away. Corman woke up the next morning to discover that he was alone. At once, Corman set out to find his lost harem. But his lake was big, and it was connected to a series of other lakes. His girls could be in any one of the lakes. Finding them would be like finding a needle in the haystack. Corman the Carp is a series of short stories that follows Cormanas forays and follies, as he scours the lake country in search of his wives. He makes friends and enemies along the way and learns there is a lot more to the world and life than what he possessed in his cove.