In the light of a swinging lantern, Jamie saw a seaman turn the glass. Moments later, he was blinded as his vision flared white and then winked out to total blackness. Thunder rolled, impossibly loud, over the raving wind. The foremast and rigging toppled, along with a spar from the mainmast, snarling the entire waist. There was a strangled cry from the darkness followed by a body crashing down into the tangled rigging. With no thought for safety,...