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Summary: The Ibis, with a cargo of indentured servants, is in the grip of a cyclone in the Bay of Bengal. The storm also threatens the clipper ship Anahita, carrying the largest consignment of opium ever to leave India for Canton. And the Redruth, a nursery ship, carries "Fitcher" Penrose, a horticulturist determined to track down the priceless treasures of China: plants that have the power to heal, beautify, or intoxicate. All will converge in Canton's Foreign Enclave. It is a powder keg awaiting a spark to ignite the Opium Wars Sequel to: Sea of poppies