Under the vicious assault of Gwaum, the Kingdom of Sylvanhaven fell. The few that fled the catastrophe barely escaped with their lives. The wizard Tarque rescued Prince Bearl, heir to the kingdom, only to fall victim to pirates. The pirate captain Bort found the magic Sword of Vin and used its powers to become the dreaded Pirate King. Left to the care of the miller Jort and his wife, Tarque struggled to find a way to defeat the new rising power, the pirates. Led by Bort, the pirates took advantage of the confusion strewn by Gwaum's rising and began their blood soaked dominance of the Six Kingdoms.

The epic fantasy adventure novel, The Pirate King is the fifth book in the Wizards of the Golden Star series.