Setting sail for the first time, seventeen-year-old Nick Dattore awakens to find that the ship has been hijacked by pirates and everyone on board has been kidnapped or killed. After killing the pirate who attacked him, Nick throws a torch into a barrel of gunpowder and blows up the ship. The sea throws Nick onto a deserted island, where he encounters a company of outcasts. They will face battles with pirates, murderers and a cursed ship with a secret as they race to reach Cassaforte and save the city from evil intentions.