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When shes not writing she enjoys cooking and photography. Im always curious how other writers of historical fiction research not just events, but the people theyre writing about. When the romans had permanent bases, they used their soldiers as builders. But i believe ive given a different slant on events. Surviving the shipwreck was the easy part shipwrecked on an uncharted reef thirty miles off. This book was written by someone who is now a friend, but i read and made notes on it long before i got to know her. She lives not far from the coast in queensland, australia and enjoys phot. The first one here will examine how she uncovered the detailed events that provided the framework for her fascinating book. On a journey to the dutch east indies the ship hit a reef. In addition to publishing online as e books, fingerpress print books and distributes them in uk, the european union and the united states. Most of the passengers managed to get ashore to some small yet barren islands nearby.

Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. The men had collected furniture from the great cabin and as chairman of the council, hed requisitioned pelsaerts padded chair as his own. Most of her work is space opera, but she has written paranormal and historical fiction. A rating may appear low but that doesnt mean a lowly rated book. These days she lives with her husband in subtropical queensland not far from the beach. But dont worry, it will be coming back, better than ever, with a brand new look. This book has been released under the following alternate titles.

Surviving the shipwreck was the easy part shipwrecked on an uncharted reef thirty miles off the coast of australia, two. She lives not far from the coast in queensland, australia and enjoys photography and cooking when she isnt bent over the computer. Historic naval fiction the home of naval fiction set in the age of sail. Greta lives in australia very close to a beach where she indulges in her other love of. She worked in it for many years, starting as a trainee programmer and ending as a senior systems analyst. Many books have been written about the infamous events surrounding the wreck of the dutch merchantman batavia in 1629. Its hard to believe any book could come closer to conveying the essence of. In june 1629, the dutch merchantman batavia, laden with treasure and the riches of europe, smashed into an uncharted reef thirty miles off the coast of terra incognita australisthe unknown great south land.

Laden with treasure and the riches of europe, the merchantman batavia, flagship of the dutch east india company. The passengers and crew end up stranded on a series of rocky islands, with little food and even less potable water. Novels of the seventeenth century over 5000 historical novels. Click on the title for more information from powells books or another online. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The true story of the batavia shipwreck about book. Books go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals. Lem, asimov, heinlein, clarke and bradbury filled my teen years too and well into adulthood, but then i found myself falling off the genre.