This forsaken earth

Having discovered the Hidden City, Ganesh Ka home of the Pirates, in The Mark of Ran, Rol is a pirate captain aboard the Revenant, a huge man-of-war, who seeks to protect the Hidden City?s interests from the Bionese ships that roam the Westerease Sea. It is in the midst of such a battle that This Forsaken Earth begins, introducing some familiar characters from the first book along with several important new ones.