East India

Shipwreck. Mutiny. Murder.

The Great Southland, 1626: Michiel van Texel is a captain on the company’s coin on his way to the other side of the world to fight the Mataram and escape his demons.

The ship is overcrowded and navigation around the Horn is down to the skipper’s dead reckoning.

When the ship founders on the jagged reefs of the Houtman Rocks, all hell breaks loose.

As those around him reveal their true natures, chaos and barbarism ensue. Surviving the wreck becomes the least of Michiel’s problems.

Evil happens when good men do nothing. And Michiel has always seen himself as a good man. But he has never faced evil like this.

what readers say

With his usual style of sharp, succinct writing, Falconer captured the facts, skilfully mixed with a little fiction, and created a powerfully passionate novel that shocked me and held me in its grip.

History and Women

Here is a story of total depravity and inhumanity that I could not turn away from.

Just One More Chapter

A gritty tale of doubt, danger and desperation. Beneath the surface, a phenomenal exploration of social interaction. A fast-paced adventure, difficult to put down.

Historical Fiction

Next In The Series

Ends Of The Earth

Colin’s second most popular book. Action and adventure in foreign lands… and the lost legion of Carrhae. Brilliant!

Converso

From the Spanish Inquisition to the last days of the Reconquista and the fall of Granada.

AN AMBUSH OF TIGERS

The exciting sequel to Fever Coast sees Lachlan McKenzie facing the Black Hole of Calcutta and the Battle of Plassey.