Continent Joakim Zander England and Spain are at

England and Spain are at war

his only guide is La Marquesa a woman with her own secrets to conceal

she has sent her six children and an army of water rats out into the world to plunder treasure to adorn her palace

Then flip the book over

and the gift of agelessness - now and forever

Continent Joakim Zander England and Spain are atHard and actual in observation, clearly and richly imagined, remarkably original Guardian A novel in seven stories, Continent is an exploration of the cultures, communities and natural life of an entirely imaginary realm. Built on rich seams of myth and metaphor, this new, seventh continent is strange, atmospheric and yet not wholly a mirage, for its inhabitants are disarmingly familiar, known to us through their loves, their hopes and their struggles