One moment they plied the storm-tossed waters of earth, the next found the privateer, Barbarossa and his crew sailing the vast waters of a fantastic new realm of magic, mystery and sudden terror. Battling for their lives against a huge monster from the depths, the crew soon takes refuge with a nearby island kingdom and is made welcome. The new world is not only plagued by lethal sea creatures, they learn, but by political intrigue and imminent global war. Barbarossa and his people know there's more to the welcome they receive than meets the eye, and the murderous attacks from the shadows on their first night confirms this suspicion. What's going on — and can the crafty pirate find a way to profit?