 After a time as prisoner Prescot is abducted by the men of King Doghamrei who wishes to marry the Queen and is jealous of Prescot.Prescot is to be dumped from an air ship over the ocean during an attack on two Vallian galleons but manages to escape, save one of the ships, destroy the attacking air ships of Hamal and escape on board of the galleon.The book was first published in English in August 1975.