Artemisia of Caria is a singular woman. Last of her dynasty, she ruled Halicarnassus, a city loyal to the Persian Empire, and commanded her own warship, the Nemesis. Her rise to power has been anything but sweet: fire, terror, mutilation and slavery shook her city and her lineage, and marked her destiny. And now her goal is not easy: to redeem the name of her family and to raise good over evil, just about unfair, the truth about lies. To do this, she must find the cause of everything: an Athenian sailor who sails in a sinister black trireme, the Tauros. Even if she has to face storms, sink the ships of half Greece and set Athens on fire. That will take her on a journey through the maze of islands, bays and ports that cross the Aegean Sea from Asia to Europe, and discover if she really has the strength and the will to fulfill her mission. And all under the threat of the imminent war between Persians and Greeks.