Strange anomalies are ripping holes in the fabric of time, allowing creatures from distant past and far future to roam the modern world. Evolutionary zoologist Nick Cutter and his team must track down and capture these dangerous creatures and try to put them back where they belong. A trawler is torn to pieces by an enormous sea monster off the Irish coast. Meanwhile Connor's anomaly detector is going off the charts: half a dozen rifts in time have appeared, all on one deserted - yet politically contentious - island. Cutter and the team find themselves stranded on a storm-ridden island fighting to survive amidst the terrifying creatures roaming the harsh landscape...

Paul Kearney is a popular writer of fantasy fiction, including the highly successful series The Monarchies of God (Ace) and The Sea Beggars (Bantam). He has also written several standalone novels. Paul lives by the sea in County Down, Northern Ireland with his wife, two dogs, a beat-up boat, and far too many books.