The Coming Of The Whirlpool: Andrew McGahanBook I of The Ship Kings. Dow Amber is no sailor but he is driven by a strange sea longing that takes him to the grim bay known as the Claw. There he finds fearful people who scarcely dare to venture to sail. They are cursed by a monstrous whirlpool that haunts the bay and steals their sons. Then the rulers of the World the proud and cruel Ship Kings arrive in the Claw in their fine tall vessels. Dow is fascinated by their fine tall vessels, and even