Lady Blackbird is on the run from an arranged marriage to Count Carlowe. She hired a smuggler skyship to take her to her true love, the pirate king Uriah Flint.

however—Just before reaching the halfway point of Haven, The Owl was pursued and captured by the Imperial cruiser Hand of Sorrow, under charges of flying a false flag.

how will lady blackbird and the others escape the hand of sorrow?

what dangers lie in their path?

will they be able to find the secret lair of the pirate king? if they do, will uriah flint accept lady blackbird as his bride? by the time they get there, will she want him to?