In this novel, the author brings to life a turbulent era with real heroes who shaped the course of nations and national events. He brings to life a Hydriot whose name is synonymous with adventure.

Nikolas Jorge has seen it all and experienced almost everything. From the Ottoman fleet to the dark backstage of Hydra's shipyards. From the hands of the Knights of St. John of Malta to the conflicts between royalists and republican supporters of Napoleon, in Naples, Italy.

From the Russian Imperial Navy to the battles of the Baltic Sea against Sweden and England.

From the aristocratic circles of St. Petersburg and the lakes of northern Russia to the frozen rivers of Siberia and the wild seas of the inhospitable ocean around the Kamchatka Peninsula and the coast of Alaska.

From the plateaus of South America to the raging rivers of Paraguay and the uprisings of the indigenous colonists against the Spanish court.

The hero of the Argentine Navy, Nikolas Jorge, whose memory was later honored by Eva Perón, is a legend for the inhabitants of Buenos Aires and a symbol for the small and proud Hydra.