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Bear, Greg, 1951-

The unfinished land / Greg Bear. - 365 pages : map ; 24 cm

"A John Joseph Adams book" -- title page.

"A sweeping Elizabethan historical fantasy from an internationally renowned author that evokes the seafaring adventures of Robert Louis Stevenson with the magic of The Bear and the Nightingale"-- 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

ISBN: 9781328589903 1328589900

LCCN: 2020004939

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Fishers--Fiction.
Shipwreck survival --Fiction.
Faroe Islands--Fiction.
Magic--Fiction.
Southwold Bay, Battle of, England, 1672--Fiction.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Southwold (England--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Fantasy fiction
Historical fiction.
Fantasy fiction

LC Class. No.: PS3552.E157 / U54 2021

Dewey Class. No.: 813/.54