Review

On a Barbarous Coast is an alternative retelling of the story of Captain James Cook

By T.j. Collins
August 1 2020 - 12:00am
Authors Craig Cormick (left) and Harold Ludwick, co-authors of On A Barbarous Coast. Picture: Supplied
Authors Craig Cormick (left) and Harold Ludwick, co-authors of On A Barbarous Coast. Picture: Supplied
  • On a Barbarous Coast, by Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick. Allen & Unwin. $29.99.

What if the HMS Endeavour, after setting sail for "Botanists Bay" in May 1770, was shipwrecked on a coral reef off what is now Queensland leaving behind only a handful of survivors, including a comatose Captain James Cook? It's an interesting thought. It's also the idea that drives the narrative in a stirring new book by Craig Cormick and Harold Ludwick, On A Barbarous Coast.

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