In 1915 an unsuspecting passenger ship sails through treacherous waters toward a doom that was ordered from the highest authorities. For Jacob Blankfield, a thirteen year old boy dependent on leg braces and crutches, coming of age will come early, aboard a ship on its final voyage across the Atlantic, amidst explosions and torpedos, battling forces unleashed by Great Powers in a Great War.
After witnessing a murder, Jacob is thrust into the center of a conspiracy that threatens his own life and that of two thousand passengers.Forming alliances with friends and enemies, he digs to uncover the expansive details of a plot and the coconspirators before it is too late, standing in the way of secret plans and nefarious men, ultimately pushed to overcome his fear and handicaps to take matters into his own hands.
As the ship approaches its destiny Jacob closes in on a final duel of arms against an experienced and sinister opponent, learning that even his friends can be enemies.An introduction to arms, action and courage that promise to change his life forever and permanently forge his character, for better or for worse.
