And it doesn’t matter if you are with a Big 5 publisher or a small indie press, anything written by a woman with a female lead gets hefted into the “it’s a woman, I don’t read that” category. Namely, a certain demographic of certain male readers is a gas-lighting, mansplaining, mess of wannabe critics. It’s well known in sci-fi circles that women who write sci-fi get the short end when it comes to readership. A fantastic read for anyone who is interested in this field, and maybe an eye opener for those with a general interest in history who are merely tempted by the famous name of the author.I have Women Who Write Women in Science Fiction Problems. ![]() Michael Palin really brought the characters, and their various jostlings for position and favour, to life. I always think of Ross (Ice shelf), Weddell (Sea) but now add the unfortunate Crozier to the geography of the frozen areas of the world. It was, as the title implies, a story of the ship, so there was the interesting early years and the great Antarctic expeditions of James Clark Ross where HM Ships Erebus & Terror gave their names to the volcanoes and lands of the deepest south. I'd never seen the reproduced daguerrotypes of the Erebus's officers - so revealing. I found it moving, and maddening by turns. Of course the Canadians' discovery of the wreck of the Erebus (and later the Terror) added to the immediacy of it all. It was never less than riveting, the research was excellent, and even reading it in Kindle version with the pictures all at the end, it was a superb read. ![]() I had already decided I'd probably get the book, although I was pretty familiar with the Franklin story and the repeated attempts on the North West Passage, have several books on the topic and a forebear who commanded an early Arctic Naval expedition in which Franklin commanded the smaller vessel (shamefully not mentioned by M. This was Radio 4's book of the week, and I caught a couple of episodes. Brings energy, wit and humanity to a story that has never ceased to tantalise people since the 1840s.' The Times Told in a very relaxed and sometimes - as you might expect - very funny Palin style.' David Baddiel, Daily Mail ' Magisterial. Carefully researched and well-crafted, it brings the story of a ship vividly to life.' Sunday Times ' A great story. The Erebus story is the Arctic epic we've all been waiting for.' Nicholas Crane 'Thoroughly absorbs the reader. ![]() ![]() It's a fascinating story that Palin brings full-bloodedly to life.' Guardian 'This is an incredible book. I didn't want it to end.' Bill Bryson 'Illuminated by flashes of gentle wit. _ Now available- Michael Palin's North Korea Journals _ A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEK ' Beyond terrific. Her fate remained a mystery for over 160 years. On the second, she vanished with her 129-strong crew in the wastes of the Canadian Arctic, along with the HMS Terror. On the first, she ventured further south than any human had ever been. Michael Palin brings to life one of the greatest adventures of all time _ THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER - the remarkable true story of the exploration ship featured in The Terror In the early years of Queen Victoria's reign, HMS Erebus undertook two of the most ambitious naval expeditions of all time.
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