On his 16th birthday, churlish Drake Douay finds himself exiled from his homeland amid a treacherous crew of pirates on the open sea. Through battles with sea monsters, mysterious cults, weird technology of a bygone age, and the warring gangs of two pirate lords, Drake explores a world of dark fantasy and betrayal with his keen wit and a sharp sword - his only protection from an early death! Never before published in a North American edition, "The Walrus & The Warwolf" is the most popular of Hugh Cook's 10-volume "Chronicles of an Age of Darkness" series, which blends fierce sword & sorcery action with vivid world-building to create a modern classic of fantasy. Author China Mieville ("Perdido St. Station", "The Scar") provides an insightful, amusing introduction to Cook's unforgettable book.