Fire Down Below Introduced by Kate Mosse

<p><b>Introduced by Kate Mosse, lose</b> <b>yourself in an epic naval journey in the final novel in the Booker Prize-winning historical fiction <i>Sea Trilogy</i> by</b> <b>the author of <i>Lord of the Flies.</i></b><br> <b><i><br> I think there has been death in my hands.</i></b><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> <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> <b><br> 'A truly noble achievement'. Patrick O'Brien</b><b><br> <br> 'The best novel I've read this year ... The language fizzes and spits.' <i>Daily Telegraph</i></b><br> <b><br> 'Reeks and resounds with authenticity ... The epic imaginative enterprise [is] as formidable a feat as the year-long odyssey it charts.' <i>Sunday Times</i></b><br> <br> <b>'Golding writes the past as present [with] uncanny skill and tremendous intuition.' Ben Okri<i><br> <br> To The Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy</i> - Book Three</b></p>