Henry Hudson has set out for the Arctic with his son Jack and a crew of dubious personalities. After Robert Juet begins behaving strangely and saying odd things about the expedition, the crew mutiny deep in the arctic and cast Henry Hudson adrift. How will the captain, his son, the carpenter and a few sick sailors manage to survive the rigours of the arctic and hostile encounters with the Inuit and Cree? Will they be able to establish friendships with the natives or will they be sold into slavery?