'I have rarely felt so convinced of the 'realness' of a setting.'Reading TimeVol 49 No 2'manages to be at once a literary counterpoint to movies such as Endless Summerand a homage to Conrad's Heart of Darkness...At times meandering, this seductively dark and suspenseful novel manages to weave together disparate threads that make it an interesting read with a unique voice.'Voya, February 2006'an enigmatic odyssey of surfing and travel across Indonesia, presenting a vivid look at the people who make up that land.'Age, 11 November 2006

Neil Grant was born in Scotland in the year of the Fire Horse. He graduated from The International School of Kuala Lumpur in 1985 and spent a large part of his adult life travelling and working in a variety of jobs, including instrument steriliser, forklift driver, banana picker, dishwasher and brickie's labourer. His long involvement with the ocean and the difficult business of struggling from boyhood to manhood (almost there) led him to write about these things. His first novel, Rhino Chasers, was published by Allen & Unwin in 2002