A new Richard Mariner adventure - Richard Mariner is out to buy the revolutionary vessel Tai Fun, but not if multi-millionaire eco-warrior Nic Greenbaum has his way. The situation is further complicated when the tiny island of Pulau Baya, Tai Fun's final port of call, is torn by a series of unexplained, overwhelming disasters. Helpless and desperate, the islanders go out to pirate and pillage. And the first vessel to appear over their horizon is the Tai Fun . . .