Pirata: The Black Flag

In the first part of a gripping new Roman pirate series by Simon Scarrow and T. J. Andrews, set in AD 25, Captain Clemestes finds himself saved from attackers by a resourceful young orphan named Telemachus in the dangerous port of Piraeus. Taking Clemestes's offer to join the crew of the ship Selene, Telemachus embarks on a perilous journey filled with the threats of piracy and the uncertainties of life at sea. Adjusting to this new, treacherous world, he soon realizes that his struggles are only just beginning.