The Sky pirate Chronicles: The Voyage of the dead.

Within the city of Highcoast stands the greatest source of knowledge throughout the land, the Python Library. Within it scores of scholars and students work effortlessly to keep its pages full and up to date, this is not an easy job. Following in his fathers footsteps, Hester hopes that he will one day graduate to become a searcher, so too can travel the lands of Galba. But Hester's hopes and dreams will soon turn for the worst.