1629. Embarking on a journey in search of her father, a young girl called Mayken boards the Batavia, the most impressive sea vessel of the age. 1989. Gil, a boy mourning the death of his mother, is placed in the care of his reclusive grandfather and struggles with a dark past. This is the tale of two children, hundreds of years apart, whose fates are inextricably bound together. An epic and imaginative historical novel, based on the true story of the wrecked "Batavia".