A Prophesy and a Pub. That is how the tale begins. Mundanity punctuated by flashes of inexplicable wierdness. That is the true story begins. Ripped from the tranquil Norfolk Broads and cast adrift upon a strange island in an even stranger sea, Jack Aubrey must learn to survive alone as he struggles to master the strange rules of this new life. On an island that may not be as empty as he thinks...