Blackbeard has returned—in a far more dangerous form . . . “The perfect matchup of Lovecraft’s Great Old Ones and pirates.” —David Niall Wilson, Bram Stoker Award-winning author of Deep Blue
A being known as Diablero has miraculously reanimated the bones of pirate Edward Teach, the infamous Blackbeard, and it is moving relentlessly through the dark forests and waterways of northeastern North Carolina.
Reporter Hunter Singleton and park ranger Lisa Singleton, Hunter’s estranged wife, must join forces to battle the presence that is older than mankind. Teach is about to open the gates of Hell on an unsuspecting world. The question is: How can mere humans stop the unstoppable?
“Fertile ground for pure evil…a well-crafted read.” —Steve Alten, New York Times-bestselling author of the MEG series