A never-ending race against the sea.Two empires on the brink of war.A secret that will rattle the roots of the world. For hundreds of years, the Draking ships have braved the violent waters of the Senita Strait, hunting the Drakes: massive sea beasts that stalk the dark sea, sinking ships and sending whole crews to the shadowy depths. Confident in her father's trade, the heir of Hadir, the North Kingdom, joins the crew of a brand-new Draking ship sailing into the Strait along with her betrothed, despite the threats of pirate ships hoping to steal another ship's prey and the storms and fog banks that plague the open waters of the sea. But the Strait may prove to be too much for the daughter of a king, untested and untouched by the sea. For rumors lurk in dark places of a ship with crimson sails and a hull encrusted by gemstones, of a black dragon with a broken horn, of a rogue Stormweaver. With lines being drawn, sides being chosen, and a hidden, ancient superweapon that could destroy the world on the verge of discovery, one fact is quickly becoming painfully clear: Face the past, or let it drown you.