In the golden age of colonial empires and dying pirate kings, a forbidden island rises from the shadows of legend-Islas de Los Muertos. Shrouded in mist and mystery, it is said to devour all who dare approach it. When the seasoned explorer Captain Sebastien leads a secret expedition back to its haunted shores, he brings with him his son, Caonex-a young man caught between proving himself and surviving the curse that drowned generations.
But they are not alone.
A cryptic tracker with ghost-seeing eyes, a skeptic cartographer, a sharp-tongued gunslinger, and a cook haunted by past voyages all descend into a jungle that shifts like memory. Meanwhile, from the colonial court of Saint Domingue, the ruthless Colonel Jake Swan-once the scourge of the seas-has orders from Viceroy Ferdinand II to recover whatever lies buried on the island... or burn it.
As ancient forces awaken and storms twist the sea red, the crew must face not only the monstrous truths of the island but the secrets each man and woman carries. Because on this island, the dead don't rest.
They remember.
And they demand payment.