In 1902, the volcano Mt. Pele erupts on the island of Martinique, wiping out an entire city of thirty thousan--dand sinking a ship carrying a German scientist on th everge of an astonishing breakthrough. Over a century later, Juan Cabrillo will have t odeal with that scientis'ts legacy .During a covert operation, Cabrillo and the crew meticulously fake the sinkin gof the Orego--nbut when an unknown adversary tracks them down despite thei rplanning and attempts to assassinate them, Cabrillo and his team struggle to figh tback against an enemy who seems able to anticipate their every move. They discove rthat a traitorous American weapons designer has completed the German scientis't swork, and now wields extraordinary powe--rsending the Oregon on a race agains ttime to stop an attack that could lead to one mans ruling over the largest empire theworld has ever known.