On the shores of the warm seas south of the Six Duchies, where wonders and riddles rule the waters, people have been trading for many years. These waters attract many pirates—especially those from the poisonous Rain Thickets. The most valuable of these treasures is the divotree, out of which living ships are made. These ships not only can talk, but also possess unique abilities on the water. It’s precisely because of this value that merchant families repay their debt to the thickets for the ships in many ways.
Althia Vestrit is ready to do everything possible to get back her “Mischief”—the ship she’s been bound to since childhood. The sea raider Kennit is sure that by capturing a living ship, he can become the king of pirates. This novel is translated by Maria Semenova, the author of “The Wolfhound” and “Valkyrie,” who masters the art of words.