Summary
Reynard, a young apprentice, seeks release from the drudgery of working for his fisherman uncle in the English village of Southwold. His rare days off lead him to strange encounters--not just with press gangs hoping to fill English ships to fight the coming Spanish Armada, but strangers who seem to know him--one of whom casts a white shadow.
The village's ships are commandeered, and after a fierce battle at sea, Reynard finds himself the sole survivor of his uncle's devastated hoy. For days he drifts, starving and dying of thirst, until he is rescued by a galleon, also lost--and both are propelled by a strange current to the unknown northern island of Thule. Here Reynard must meet his destiny in a violent clash between humans and gods.
The village's ships are commandeered, and after a fierce battle at sea, Reynard finds himself the sole survivor of his uncle's devastated hoy. For days he drifts, starving and dying of thirst, until he is rescued by a galleon, also lost--and both are propelled by a strange current to the unknown northern island of Thule. Here Reynard must meet his destiny in a violent clash between humans and gods.
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| Subjects |
Fishers
-- Fiction.
Shipwreck survival -- Fiction. Islands -- Fiction. Magic -- Fiction. Southwold Bay, Battle of, England, 1672 -- Fiction. Southwold (England) -- Fiction. Sea fiction. Historical fiction. Fantasy fiction. |
| Publisher | Boston :2021 |
| Language |
English |
| Notes |
"A John Joseph Adams book." |
| Description |
365 pages : map ; 24 cm |
| ISBN | 9781328589903 1328589900 |
| Other | Classic View |