2010
First Published
4.27
Average Rating
380
Number of Pages
Surviving the shipwreck was the easy part
- Shipwrecked on an uncharted reef thirty miles off the coast of Australia, two hundred men, women and children scramble ashore on tiny, hostile islands. There is no fresh water and the only food is what they can salvage from the wreck, or harvest from the sea. The ship’s officers set out in an open boat on a two-thousand-mile journey across uncharted ocean to seek help. But there's not enough food and water for everyone on the islands to last until a rescue ship arrives. One man will stop at nothing to ensure that he is among the survivors. But adversity throws up heroes. Soon there's war between two groups, both determined to be there to greet that rescue ship when it arrives. If it arrives. The true, terrifying story of the Batavia shipwreck. Contains graphic violence.
Avg Rating
4.27
Number of Ratings
67
5 STARS
49%
4 STARS
36%
3 STARS
10%
2 STARS
1%
1 STARS
3%
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Author
Greta van der Rol
Author · 15 books
Greta van der Rol loves writing science fiction with a large dollop of good old, healthy romance. She lives not far from the coast in Queensland, Australia and enjoys photography and cooking when she isn't bent over the computer. She has a degree in history and a background in building information systems, both of which go a long way toward helping her in her writing endeavours.
