The Kerisham Portalan

A beautifully illustrated and heavily annotated 'portolan' - a nautical atlas of ports and destinations.

Two pages have been gummed together. When teased apart they reveal a route to 'Ys Behind the Wave' - marked in red and gold inks with heavily underlined warnings. 'HERE THE FINAL CITY'. 'STRIKE THE HOURS.' 'LEST EARTH AND SKY BREAK OPEN…'

It quickly becomes clear that many of its destinations no longer exist, or never existed in the traditional sense, but the annotations remain fascinating. The routes to Noon, the Long-sanctuary across the Western Sea, may remain viable… 1 Return to library