Half a world away, beside the newly discovered continent of Southland, dwell the Sentinels, an archipelago of overgrown tropical islands brimming with gold. Amongst their rocky slopes fly the sails of traders, pirates and sealords all, none more feared than those stained threatening black. When Southland convict Wesley King and his family are finally pardoned after three hard years of toil, they delve into the islands' embrace searching for a fabled treasure long lost. But the quest quickly transforms into a desperate struggle for survival when the Kings become ensnared in the region's delicate web of piracy and treachery, where blood is repaid with blood, and a mysterious ship has resurfaced four years after it was wrecked. This violent and emotional tale is set in a completely fictional world inspired in part by the landscape of Australia's tropical eastern coast and the perilous maritime history of the North Atlantic in the 18th century. While its cast of bruised characters navigate the region's volatile politics-and relationships with its original inhabitants-they must also confront the debilitating effects of grief, as one-by-one they experience great loss. Nevertheless, the pace never slows, and Wreck's Wake hurtles its cast towards an ending that is both unexpected and exciting.