Publisher's Synopsis
1808, South China Sea. The infamous Chinese Pirate Queen Ching Shih was as powerful as she was feared. When a rogue captain in her fleet dares defy her wishes, devastation awaits - and a ship full of plundered treasure sinks to the depths of history. Kurt Austin and Joe Zavala have spent months on the trail of this legendary hoard. But their search is interrupted when a freighter carrying eight of the most advanced computers ever produced has disappeared in the Western Pacific. In the hands of the enemies of the West, these could be the Information Age's most dangerous weapons. Plunged into the middle of a cyber-war, Kurt and Joe's only allies are a group of pirates who operate under their own crude laws. The NUMA crew soon finds that knowing who to trust could be their most daunting mission yet...
