Hernán of Montreal is stabbed to death in an alleyway. He wakes two days later with his wounds sealed shut and a torrent of knowledge whose origin he does not know: mathematics, engineering, chemistry, strategy. He is no longer the same as before. Yet he remains the exact same irreverent bastard as always.
Armed only with his wits, a cantankerous friar as his mentor, and a boundless ambition, Hernán builds an enterprise from scratch: paper, spices, starships—er, ships—and connections within the court of Isabella I of Castile. But his true destiny awaits across the ocean. Christopher Columbus is about to set sail, and Hernán has absolutely no intention of being left behind on the docks.
From the dusty streets of Castile to the uncharted jungles of the New World, from royal courts to pirate-infested ports, this is the untold story of the Discovery of America. The story of a man who died, was reborn, and changed everything.
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