1519. A Spanish fleet leaves Seville, heading west. Portuguese Captain Magellan is convinced of the existence of a South American strait that will expedite trade with the Indonesian Spice Islands. Months later, in a deserted and inhospitable land, mutiny brews, two men are marooned and the world explodes in a riot of hallucinatory colour.
Antoine Cossé most substantial work to date is a fascinating drama, examining one of historys most intriguing mysteries.
A sprawling masterwork. Brilliant. - Sammy Harkham
