The last Viking attack left a raw wound in the memories of the people of Linn Duachaill. When the longship
Seedrache
appears at the mouth of the river, it revives those memories.
But Captain Mariel, no raider, seeks only to trade. Driven by the knowledge that if the voyage fails, her family will lose their entire estate, she offers silver for tall trees she can turn into longships. Abbot Coman's greed overcomes his mistrust, and he accept the Norsewoman's offer. But politics threaten their uneasy cooperation. The abbot and the local king's quarrelsome history erupts once more, and neither hesitates to try to secure the advantage over the other. Unlikely alliances and strange betrayals surface at every turn!
Will this vicious competition entangle Captain Mariel and her crew, threaten a budding romance, and destroy her only hope of saving her family's fortunes?