With blood and fire, rape and torture Muslim terror is threatening all Europe. The cutting edge is already slicing throats in Mediterranean countries. Boatloads of broken bodies have already been floated into the Venetian lagoon in the night. As ever corruption, trepidation, dilatoriness, culture manipulation on high are reflected at a private level in tragedy. Venice is preparing to confront the horror of Islamic fanaticism at sea. Michaela Sanmichele, daughter of the Senator in charge of the Navy, becomes victim of her father's financial manoeuvring and a high ranking priest's religious bigotry, which combine to involve her together with her galley officer lover in one of the greatest sea battles ever and end in tragedy for them both, incurred by spite..Title from Lord Byron's "Childe Harold"."Immortal Waves that saw Lepanto's fightFor ye are names no time nor tyranny can blight"