I think there has been death in my hands.

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 …

‘A truly noble achievement’. - Patrick O'Brien

‘Laden to the waterline with a rich cargo of practicalities and poetry, pain and hilarity, drama and exaltation.’ - Sunday Times

To The Ends of the Earth: A Sea Trilogy - Book Three