[1] Monsoon follows the adventures of Hal's sons, William, Tom, Guy and Dorian.

An Arab Corsair is ambushing merchant and war ships in the Indian Ocean and the English send Hal to contest him.

Dorian is captured by slavers and sold to the Prince of Oman, al-Malik, who adopts him as his son.

They fall in love and Dorian saves her from Zayn al-Din, another of the Prince's sons.

Eventually Dorian (known as al-Salil, The Drawn Sword) and Yasmini run away, damned for committing incest.