England has abolished slavery, but not all are willing to let the lucrative trade go without a fight. The Royal Navy is charged with keeping the Caribbean clean of slavers, pirates and privateers... but even in the Navy, there are those who put profit before principle. Captain James Hartwell rebels against the abhorrent plans of his commanding officer to run a private slave trade. In doing so, he seemingly signs not only his own death warrant but that of his sister and loyal crew. All seems lost, until a blazing fireball hits the ocean. Escaping on an obsolete galleon, Hartwell must evade the chasing English forces, protect his sister and his crew and deal with his near-overpowering attraction to a flesh and metal woman found floating in the ocean where the fireball fell. Can they survive on the ancient, rotting galleon? What is happening to the crew as they develop frightening, almost demonic, powers? What part does the enigmatic Lady Mechatronic play in their transformation? Pirates, flying saucers, a cyborg alien, steampunk and passion collide - and this is just the beginning as Hartwell and his crew will face down pirates and rogue admirals, be trapped on the infamous Cannibal Island of Bajea, hunt down a mechanically enhanced kraken in the company of Charles Darwin, get involved in a French murder mystery, and come face to face with a resurrected ancient pharaoh armed with lasers, lightning bolts and inhuman strength. Can Hartwell negotiate the seven seas, his own emotions and his overpowering attraction to the enigmatic Lady Mechatronic? Or should he just stay in his cabin with his absinthe?