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Explorers of the New Century

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By Magnus Mills

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It is the beginning of the century, and two teams of explorers are racing across a cold, windswept, deserted land to reach the furthest point from civilisation. It is, they find, 'an awfully long way'. Johns and his men take the western route, along a rocky scree, gossiping, bickering and grumbling Continue

It is the beginning of the century, and two teams of explorers are racing across a cold, windswept, deserted land to reach the furthest point from civilisation. It is, they find, 'an awfully long way'. Johns and his men take the western route, along a rocky scree, gossiping, bickering and grumbling as they go. Meanwhile, Tostig's men make their way along the dry riverbed in the east - they are fewer, with just five men and ten mules, and better organised than their rivals. But with Johns' team keeping apace in the distance, the race is on to reach the Agreed Furthest Point …

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  • 'Explorers of the New Century' by Magnus Mills

    Explorers of the New Century, his fifth novel, starts out as a rather fun, light-hearted story about two groups of explorers competing to reach the "furtherest point from civilisation". One group -- Scandinavian, small and efficient -- follows a dry ... (read full critics)

    readingmatters published on Tue, 28 Sep 2010

  • Donkey business

    Explorers of the New Century by Magnus Mills 192pp, Bloomsbury, £10.99 In the early years of the 20th century, two parties of explorers are struggling across a bleak land of shifting scree, wild waters and towering rock formations, searching for the ... (read full critics)

    guardian.co.uk published on Sat, 25 Sep 2010

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  • English Books
  • eBook 192 Pages
  • ISBN-10: 1408826011
  • ISBN-13: 9781408826010
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury
  • Pub date: Sep 05, 2011
  • Dimensions: 1277 mm x 832 mm x 84 mm Just how big is that?
  • Also available as: Paperback and Hardcover
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