$22.99 – Hard back / Allen & Unwin / ISBN:9781742376479
The Coming Of The Whirlpool: Ship Kings Book One
Read Andrew McGahan's guest blog post about writing the first Ship Kings book.
'If you go to sea, you will come to the attention of the Ship Kings. And if they discover who you are, they will kill you.' Young Dow Amber is no sailor. But driven by a strange sea-longing he ventures down to the great grim bay known as the Claw. He hopes to learn there of seafaring, but he finds only a fearful people who scarcely dare sail at all, for they have been cursed by a monstrous whirlpool that haunts the bay, stealing away their sons.
Then the rulers of all the world - the proud and cruel Ship Kings - arrive in the Claw. Dow is fascinated by their fine tall vessels, and even more so by a mysterious girl who lives aboard their flagship.
It is a perilous attraction to be sure, but could it be that his future somehow lies with the Ship Kings? Or will he be called upon to descend to his death, when the terrible whirlpool rises once more?
The Coming of the Whirlpool is the first volume in a stunning series from Miles Franklin Award winner Andrew McGahan.
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