The Unfinished Land

Book excerpt: 1588. Reynard Shotwood survived the destruction of the Spanish Armada's failed invasion, but floated into the water off Suffolk, the sole survivor of an enlisted English fishing boat. Rescued by a crippled Spanish galleon, he is tasked by the captain to bring them to a safe harbor. Instead the ship is swept north to an island where eldritch creatures steal precious time from the sleeping crew. The island is a kingdom of war, ruled by godlike beings to whom humans are pawns at best. And Reynard has a destiny here.... -- adapted from jacket