Juan Cabrillo and the crew of the Oregon return in the extraordinary new novel in the #1 New York Timesbestselling series by the grand master of adventure.In 1902, the volcano Mt. Pele erupts on the island of Martinique, wiping out an entire city of thirty thousandand sinking a ship carrying a German scientist on the verge of an astonishing breakthrough. More than a century later, Juan Cabrillo will have to deal with that scientists legacy.During a covert operation, Cabrillo and the crew meticulously fake the sinking of the Oregonbut when an unknown adversary tracks them down despite their planning and attempts to assassinate them, Cabrillo and his team struggle to fight back against an enemy who seems to be able to anticipate their every move. They discover that a traitorous American weapons designer has completed the German scientists work, and now wields extraordinary power, sending the Oregon on a race against time to stop an attack that could lead to one man ruling over the largest empire the world has ever known.