On his 16th birthday, Drake Douay finds himself exiled from his homeland amid a treacherous crew of pirates on the open sea. Through battles with sea monsters, mysterious cults, weird technology of a bygone age, and the warring gangs of two pirate lords, Drake explores a world of dark fantasy and betrayal with his keen wit and a sharp sword his only protection from an early death.Never before published in a North American edition, this is the most popular of Hugh Cook's 10-volume Chronicles of an Age of Darkness series. 9781601252142 362168 MAR101729 Hugh Cook