A story of constant action, fortitude and hope pitted against savagery and greed. A ruthless pirate hides in the southernmost part of Argentina and the world, with an audacious and horrific goal: to seize the only lighthouse and plunge Patagonia and his flight from justice into darkness. Verne takes masterful advantage of the dreadful remoteness of the location where the adventure unfolds, and the excitement of the struggle against time.

An adventure story from the mind of the master, Jules Verne.