For most of his fifteen years, Pedro de Torreros has dreamt of going to sea.  And when fate visits the Spanish monastery where he has lived since being orphaned, his dream becomes a reality.  Pedro finds himself aboard the Santa Maria under the command of Christopher Columbus and headed across unexplored oceans toward the fabled Spice Islands of the Indies.  Facing danger and exhilaration with every wave, Pedro will dare to discover his destiny.