Orphaned twins Grace and Connor Tempest might now be travelling on the same ship, but that doesn't make for plain sailing.
When a textbook pirate attack goes awry, Molucco Wrathe loses one of the most prized members of his crew. It s a wake-up call to Connor and Grace concerning the violence of life aboard a pirate ship.
Cheng Li proffers a tantalising invitation for both twins to experience life at the elite Pirate Academy. There, Connor soon finds his loyalties torn between maverick Captain Wrathe and the all-powerful Pirate Federation.
Grace receives disturbing news from the Vampirate ship and plots a high-jeopardy return. Meanwhile, renegade Vampirate Sidorio stalks the coast, watching and waiting to exact a terrible revenge.