Fire Down Below With an introduction by Kate Mosse

<p><br/> <b>Introduced by Kate Mosse, lose </b><br/> <b>yourself in an epic naval journey in the final novel in the Booker Prize-winning historical fiction <br/> <i>Sea Trilogy </i>by </b><br/> <b>the author of <br/> <i>Lord of the Flies.</i><br/> </b><br/> <br/><br/> <b><br/> <i><br/> <br/><br/> I think there has been death in my hands.</i><br/> </b><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> On the last stretch of its epic voyage from England to Australia, a disintegrating warship inches towards land. But there are still trials ahead, as the vessel is smashed against an ice cliff and blasted by a great storm, while the claustrophobic passengers battle erotic desires, masculine rivalry and violent power struggles - all experiencing a sea change in their natures. And when an unseen fire begins to smoulder below decks, the other side of the world has never seemed further away ...<br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <b>'Fantastic ... Gems tumble off the pages ... A strong sense of drama ... Much of the pleasure of reading his work is his original imagery.' Annie Proulx</b><br/> <br/><br/> <b><br/> <br/><br/> 'A truly noble achievement'. Patrick O'Brien</b><br/> <b><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> 'The best novel I've read this year ... The language fizzes and spits.' <br/> <i>Daily Telegraph</i><br/> </b><br/> <br/><br/> <b><br/> <br/><br/> 'Reeks and resounds with authenticity ... The epic imaginative enterprise [is] as formidable a feat as the year-long odyssey it charts.' <br/> <i>Sunday Times</i><br/> </b><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> <b>'Golding writes the past as present [with] uncanny skill and tremendous intuition.' Ben Okri<br/> <i><br/> <br/><br/> <br/><br/> To The Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy</i> - Book Three</b><br/> </p>