First volume epic saga-trilogy, in the center of that interlacement of histories of the most different people. All their fate will take on a schooner "Ibis, on that they will leave in unknown life. Flat-broke and losing all, including honour, Indian raja| a young and carefree frenchwoman-orphan| running from the ceremony of burning the Indian widow| Sailor-American, unexpectedly for itself becoming the helper of captain| apologist of new religion. All of it coming to get through adventures, complete dangers, tests and shocks, before they will decide to walk up the side of "Ibis. Behind there will be poppy plantations, dangerous streets of Calcutta, riches, power, humiliations, families. All of them are beckoned by freedom from former bonds, burdens and hoodoos. Fascination of "Odyssey of captain of Блада Raphael Сабатини, wisdom and depth of "Section of Stone, combine in the "Poppy sea paradoxical character Abraham Вергезе and panoramicness of serious historical novels.