From publisher blurb: The Known Lands are a broad and diverse place, where most cultures and peoples have been identified long ago. But there are few who brave the inexplicably turbulent seas that surround the continent, and those who do know the truth: there are oddities beyond imagining found on the islands only a short distance from the mainland. Paradise is one such oddity. Located far from the mainland, those who stumble across it might at first think its name is well deserved. The island is largely free from nocturnal threats, and there exists at its center a simple village of people who live a life free of worry and danger. But there is a dark secret lurking beneath the happy exterior of Paradise...