John Lassiter is a sailor on the ship H.M.S Ballantrae. During a fishing expedition off the coast of Scotland, he encounters a mysterious island near the Isle of Skye. Investigating this curious place, he and his shipmates find horrors they could never have imagined.
James Ross Troughton lives and works in Chelmsford, Essex. After graduating from the University of Leicester in 2007, he spent 3 years working in private academies in South Korea before returning to the UK.
He hails China Miéville and John Wyndham as major influences.