This is book 1 of The Island Court Series the first king trilogy. At the dawn of enlightenment, the monk, Regere, led the grand march to restore law, order, and justice to the world of me. The world of men since, had fallen into less virtuous hands, but that was not all. Ex-mercenary general, Joseph Rhodeman Danacaine, proclaims himself King of Star Island and lays claim to the troubled Isles of Shoals, legendary for it's pirate strongholds and lawless seas. Considered a mad venture by many, King Joseph brings with him a loyal band of hardened men, and builds a formidable castle on Star Island among battered townships of fisherfolk