Publisher's Synopsis
Captain Murdoch has the chance of a lifetime in his grasp...or is it just a fool's errand? Zale the Gale Murdoch, one of the greatest seafaring merchants in the kingdom of Tuscawny, is at the top of his game. No one has reached the guild's grandmaster status in generations, and he's but one job away, with his biggest rival right on his heels. When a mysterious stranger approaches him with information that will seemingly ensure his success, Zale is tempted. The mission: to retrieve the Grimstone, a mythical artifact obscured by the shadows of history and religious folklore...an object of immeasurable value...if it's real. The journey to find out could cost him more than his reputation and a leisurely retirement. He'll have to battle dark magic on a perilous voyage to the hostile land where the Grimstone is reportedly hidden...a land very few sailors return from alive. Starlina Murdoch, Zale's estranged daughter, wants nothing to do with the sea. But Jensen, the boy she loves, is a member of her father's crew and determined to make a career as a sailor. As she becomes unexpectedly entangled with her father's voyage, she must find her bearings amongst the crew and decide for herself where her dreams truly lead. Join Zale, Starlina, Jensen, and the rest of Murdoch's Mates on an epic adventure of daring, danger, and magic in this first installment of the Heroes of Time series.
