Not so long ago, in a world hidden from history books….

The year is 1831. Maps have gotten bigger and the world has gotten smaller. The Industrial Revolution is thriving, imposing new borders and displacing indigenous people as their lands are ravaged for resources. As humankind’s machines advance, even the gods must fight for survival. 

From the shadows, a mysterious force is draining the lifeblood of mythological creatures around the world as their essence becomes a traded resource. In danger of becoming fuel for this mystical entity, Captain Ryker Venges and his misfit crew of freedom fighters embark upon a global expedition in search of The Fountain of Youth. Ryker’s humanity hangs in the balance as his arm slowly transforms into that of a tiger’s.

Evading those who seek to eradicate them, the exiled creatures aboard The Conquest navigate the heavily patrolled English Channel to secure a scientific grant funded by an unlikely ally, The University of Cambridge….