The novella, primarily set in Madagascar, initially focuses on a character named Captain Mission, founder of the pirate colony Libertatia, and is described on the back cover of the 1995 edition as being "an important story about environmental devastation."
The novella, set primarily in Madagascar, centers around Captain Mission, founder of the pirate colony Libertatia, and is described on the back cover of the 1995 edition as being a story about environmental destruction.