Introduced by David Mitchell In a coastal village in medieval Japan a young boy called Isaku battles to keep his family alive against the odds With his father gone Isaku is forced to grow up well before his time He must learn how to catch fish how to distil salt & about all the mysteries of the vast churning sea not least the legend of O-fune-sama of ships wrecked offshore providing the village with unexpected bounty When a ship founders on the rocks Isaku & the villagers rejoice Long have they prayed for the sea's gifts But the cargo is not at all the blessing they had hoped for At first mystifying then terrifying something dark is coming ashore & it's about to change their lives forever