From publisher blurb:
In the far south, beyond the cyclonic winds of the Weeping Vents and the jagged coral-reefs of Yahar-Kul, lies the archipelago of Artaal—a broken chain of islands adrift in the Drowned Sea. Ancient beyond reckoning, these islands are spoken of in hushed tones in the halls of necromancers and scribes, for here the winds whisper secrets too old for men. The sea is not water but memory, and each isle a tombstone of forgotten empires. Now a new voyage begins—one borne not of conquest, but of desperate search. Whispers speak of a vessel adrift, crewed by hollow-eyed revenants, bearing a relic stolen from the Vaults of Harnuun. What lies buried in the salt and stone of Artaal may awaken the sleeping gods of the deep—and remake the world in their brine-soaked image.