Betrayed by her own brother and left to rot on Dead Tide Island, Ada Grant—once the Grey Raven Queen—returns three years later at the helm of a fleet forged from exiles. She comes for the fleet that was stolen, the harbor that was seized, and the son she was told was dead.
But Hill is alive—scraping by on the docks, saving every coin to sail to the island and find her. As Ada tears through Greyhaven, she uncovers a darker hand behind her brother's betrayal: Kane Trading, a slave empire that has been feeding on the city's children for years.
With a poisoned blade, a burning harbor, and an auction of human lives, Ada must decide whether revenge is enough—or if the queen the sea buried must rise to free them all.