It is a time when lawlessness rules the seas. Pirates fight to stave off their extinction as the English Navy struggles to keep order. Neither side would expect a lone pirate ship to open a whole new battlefield.On board the Red Sky, a lowly pirate by the name of Riggs enacts a plan to achieve supreme notoriety. As he begins his rise to power, the pirates capture a young lass, the beautiful Julia Hamond, daughter of an English commodore. Forced together, the two embark on a thrilling voyage filled with magic, mystical beings, romance, and an ancient evil reawakened.A Red Sky Is Upon Us is the first of five books in the Red Sky Series by debut author, Ryan Gilbert.