John Arminger Mackenzie wanted to be considered a troubadour, but fate produced him the child from the ruler of Montival. His sister Princess Orlaith will deservedly inherit the throne of the Great Kings, and it’ll only pass unto him in case of her death, leaving the young Prince on an unknown path to discover his accurate role in the family. The opportunity to verify his mettle comes when John’s ship, the Tarshish Queen, is certainly caught in the fierce storm elevated against the opponents of the alliance. When the clouds recede as well as the skies clear, John and his team find themselves on the far side of the Pacific, in the isle chains from the Ceram Sea, fighting to survive against vicious pirates and monstrous animals from the deep, conference new allies and strange enemies of this globe and another. Now, Prince John must seize his birthright and lead his people in battle against the darkest pushes man and nature can conjure against them.