In 1630, young Diedrich Buys embarks on a journey of adventure, but his voyage aboard the Batavia takes a dark turn when the ship wrecks off the coast of Terra Australis. Stranded among mutineers, Diedrich witnesses horrifying brutality as survivors are slaughtered by Jerom Cornelis, the charismatic yet ruthless leader of the mutiny.
Narrowly escaping execution, Diedrich and another survivor are marooned on the wild, uncharted Australian coast. With limited supplies and surrounded by mysterious natives, their only hope is survival in a land where danger lurks at every turn.