Smoky river. Gosh A.

The second volume of the saga-trilogy. In September 1838, in the Indian Ocean, Schuna Ibis, transporting prisoners and hired workers from Calcutta to Mauritius, fell into the very center of a powerful storm. The novel follows the fate of people who fell into a storm - not only natural, but also historical. Some of them have a storm and fate were thrown into the Chinese canton, where trade with foreigners is concentrated. Despite the efforts of the Chinese emperor to stop the trade of opium, the ships of Europeans, which run between India and China, still deliver the potion.

central figures in the second book of the trilogy-a rich opium carrier from Bombay; Former Indian Raja, who became a clerk in a trading mission; A young French-orphan and a motley company, united in pursuit of romance and wealth. Each of them is trying to cope with his losses, and some - and with the freedom collapsed on them.