After a narrow escape from Deadweather Island, Egg and his slightly
deranged partner Guts head for the remote New Lands. They're in search
of the lost Okalu tribe, who hold the key to the mysterious treasure map
that Egg can't decipher. But the ruthless Roger Pembroke is hard on
Egg's trail, and the New Lands are full of new enemies--against which
our heroes' only weapons are their brains, their courage...and the two
dozen swear words Guts just memorized in the local tongue.
They're going to need help. But who can they trust? Is Kira, the
beautiful and heavily armed Okalu refugee, their ally--or their enemy?
Is Pembroke's daughter Millicent on Egg's side--or her father's? Why on
earth is the notorious pirate Burn Healy being so nice to them? And the
biggest question of all: What shocking secret is Egg about to discover
in the shadow of an ancient Okalu temple?