In the fourth book of the multi-author Sundering series launched by New
York Times bestselling author R.A. Salvatore, Richard Lee Byers
introduces Anton Marivaldi--a renowned reaver with an insatiable thirst
for bounty and a moral compass that always leads him toward the evil
he's never tried.
Endless, pounding rains afflict the Sea of Fallen Stars and the coastal
regions surrounding it. Harvests are failing, travel and trade are
disrupted, and civilized forces are giving way to the deluges caused by
the storms. In panic and despair, many have turned to the goddess
Umberlee, Queen of the Deeps, offering her sacrifices with hope that
they will be spared the inevitable reckoning of her perpetual tempest.
Evendur Highcastle, undead pirate captain, risen from the depths to
assume the mantle of Umberlee's Chosen, takes advantage of the people's
desperation to strike for both spiritual and temporal power in her name.
Vying with Highcastle for the hearts and minds of the people is Stedd
Whitehorn, a little boy and the chosen of a god thought lost to time:
Lathander, the Morninglord. In a time of such upheaval, Stedd's message
of renewal and hope runs in stark contrast to the savage ethos of
Highcastle and his waveservants.
When Anton captures the boy in order to collect Highcastle's
considerable bounty, the reaver is quickly caught in the riptide caused
by the sundering of worlds.
