The Basilisk ThroneMaster and Commander meets A Game of Thrones and Pirates of the Caribbean. Rapid paced high fantasy with all out combat on the high seas, and a canny young woman who faces the hidden threats of an imperial court. Yet the key to defeating a sorcerous enemy may lie with a wild rogue and the slave of a maniac. For centuries, those on the Basilisk Throne have ruled every continent, brutally enslaving the human inhabitants. But now, after endless wars, the