Horatio is an exile turned minister, a frog-man who
clawed his way from nothing to serve a kingdom that
gave him purpose. Now he has been handed an
impossible task: build a navy from scratch. And a
letter from the homeland he fled has just made it
personal.
With danger lurking at every turn, the mission south
becomes something far more than a diplomatic
voyage. Pirates, black-sailed assassins, and
the ghosts of a shattered family all converge at once.
The further he travels, the harder it becomes to outrun
the question that has haunted him for a decade: what
was left behind and what was lost forever.
Readers who love the swashbuckling grit of Joe
Abercrombie, the creature-rich worlds of Brandon
Sanderson, or the irreverent heart of Terry Pratchett
will feel right at home. This is classic sword and
sorcery with genuine scars, a story as much about
who you are as what you survive.
The ocean does not forgive hesitation. Some debts
can only be paid in blood.