Following a spiteful decree for war conscription, Richard must flee all that he knows to reluctantly set his fate amongst the early Puritan settlers of the new England. He must garner courage, wisdom, and tenacity that eluded him as the introverted Vicar's son in rural England. Escaping under an alias, befriending a local "savage", and rescuing his wife from accusations of witchcraft all serve to forge Richard's new identity. Religious, cultural, and natural forces will collide to create stark challenges that not only define him, but all those who braved the passage to begin a new life in a primal, unyielding world. Set amidst the courage and audacity of America's earliest pioneers, this novel tells a fast paced story of discovery and redemption. "A deafening roar began to thunder above them, with a power reverberating in Richard's bones. Belongings were now sliding from one side of the deck back to the other with each great heave of the boat. The ship would pitch up and then for a terrifying second would be weightless till it came crashing down to the pit of the swell thirty foot below. The few oil lanterns hanging from the mast plate were swinging wildly, their dull yellow light making frenetic shadows of the madness. Chamber pots slid from side to side splashing their contents across the already fetid floorboards. The ship hurled upwards and down again with a satanic rhythm, while torrents of sea water poured in from the deck planks and onto the passengers below."