They're Cows, We're Pigs

Set against the tumultuous backdrop of the seventeenth-century Caribbean, the story follows Jean Smeeks, a young boy kidnapped and sold into indentured servitude. Under the mentorship of an African slave healer and a French surgeon, he becomes a medical officer for a pirate crew. Smeeks navigates the duality of his existence as both a healer and a participant in piracy, exploring themes of identity and morality amidst a chaotic world of outcasts and adventurers.