About the book: year / 1812. Elinor Pembroke wakes up in the middle of the night to find her room on fire. She puts out fires with the power of her thoughts. She is twenty-one years old - too late to discover a talent for magic, but the evidence is clear: she has the ability not only to start a fire, but also the much more important ability to control the flame and extinguish it. She is Uncommon. The only one in England in the last hundred years who knows how to control fire. Being Unusual, everyone fears and reveres her. But for her father, she is only the personification of power and his own prestige. Mr. Pembroke has devoted his entire life to the study of magic and now intends to control Elinor and her talent: he is preparing her for marriage with the man he chooses; to a marriage that will result in even more powerful offspring. Trapped, not knowing what to choose - a loveless marriage or a penniless life under the rule of her parents - Elinor takes the third path. She defies tradition and society and joins the Royal Navy. Eleanor is assigned to serve under Captain Miles Ramsay aboard the frigate Athena and turns her fiery talents to England's enemies, the French corsairs and the evil pirates attacking English ships in the Caribbean. .At first she was frightened by the ship's crew, but the growing number of victories made her a full member of the ship and brought real joy in life. However, over time, her powers grew and began to change in unexpected ways. Elinor's ability to control the flame became impaired. It can completely destroy the enemy fleet. But what if the cost is her life??