After more than disappointing "Blood Prince", Feist was the bar and gives us what we are interested in his new world of Midkemia. The generation of the War of the rift is about to give way to the next (the War of Snakes?) And the Buccaneer King's novel of the control transmission. This is a very good book of adventure, pirates where the twists and action are ubiquitous. New characters are charming and old ripen very well. Ultimately it is an extremely pleasant reading time which is tarnished by the Santa Barbara side / Beverly Hills in recurring Feist who is very present here who likes who, who will come out with whom, etc.