Lucy and Maxwell are on a mission: find the three pieces of a strange engine they believe can stop the war raging between England and Bonaparte's France. During the search, however, their ship, the famous privateer the Left-Handed Fate, is taken by the Americans, who have just declared war on England, too. 'The Fate' is put under the command of new midshipman Oliver Dexter... who's only just turned twelve. 9+ A new fantasy adventure from the bestselling author of 'Greenglass House'.