A review by meganori
On a Barbarous Coast by Craig Cormick, Harold Ludwick
4.0
4.5*
An alternate history where Cook's Endeavour sinks off the coast of northern Australia. Told in alternating perspectives of one of the shipwreck survivors and a local Aboriginal boy.
I would have liked a more balanced split between the two narratives; the white man had most of the story, the Aboriginal perspective came only in short bursts. It was a great read though. Lots of tension, both poetic and a page turner.
An alternate history where Cook's Endeavour sinks off the coast of northern Australia. Told in alternating perspectives of one of the shipwreck survivors and a local Aboriginal boy.
I would have liked a more balanced split between the two narratives; the white man had most of the story, the Aboriginal perspective came only in short bursts. It was a great read though. Lots of tension, both poetic and a page turner.