Introduction : Cape Canaveral, AD 1601 -- Part 1. Mozambique. Captain Carvalho -- The scarlet sinners -- A dance to the music of chains -- Part 2. The Querrimbas. A hard heaven -- Of piss and eggshells -- Shani's dream -- Part 3. Comoros. Per's dream -- Marooned -- Part 4. Anjouan. An island at the edge -- The year zero -- Part 5. Madagascar. To the pirate coast -- A drink for the dead.
