mutiny on the bounty
6th novel mutiny on the bounty published originally in the uk in may 2008
story
December 23, 1787, Portsmouth.
A 14-year-old boy, John Jacob Turnstile, has got into trouble with the police on one too many occasions and is on his way to prison when an offer is put to him - a ship has been refitted over the last few months and is about to set sail with an important mission. The boy who was expected to serve as the captain's personal valet has been injured and a replacement must be found immediately. The deal is struck and he finds himself onboard, meeting the captain, just as the ship sets sail.
The ship is HMS Bounty, the captain is William Bligh, and their destination is Tahiti.
Mutiny On The Bounty is the first novel to explore all the events relating to the Bounty’s voyage, from their long journey across the ocean to their adventures on the island of Tahiti and the subsequent 48 day expedition towards Timor. A vivid recreation of the famous mutiny, the story is packed with humour, violence and historical detail, while presenting a very different portrait of Captain Bligh and Mr Christian than has ever been shown before.
editions
UK Editions:
Doubleday, Hardback, May 2008, ISBN 9780385611664, 560 pp, 14.99 stg
Doubleday, Trade Paperback, May 2008, ISBN 9780385611671, 560 pp
USA Edition:
St Martin's Press / Thomas Dunne Books, date tba
Australia Editions:
Random House, Hardback, May 2008, ISBN 9780385611664, 560 pp, $44.95 AUS
Random House, Trade Paperback, May 2008, ISBN 9780385611671, 560 pp, $32.95 AUS
Brazil Edition:
Companhia das Letras, date tba
Canada Edition:
Doubleday Canada, Jan 2009, ISBN 9780385666350, 496 pp, $34.95 CAN
Catalan Edition:
Editorial Empuries, date tba
Galician Edition:
Faktoria k de Libros, date tba
Germany Edition:
Fischer, date tba
Greece Edition:
Kedros, date tba
Holland Edition:
Arena, date tba
Italy Edition:
Rizzoli, date tba
Serbian Edition:
Alnari, date tba
Spain Edition:
Salamandra, October 2008
reviews
"Enthralling... Boyne's novel can stand comparison with William Golding's Rites of Passage. Written with a total command of naval expertise, without ever spilling over into pedantry, Mutiny On The Bounty is storytelling at its most accomplished."
- The Independent (UK)
"The writing grows into a mesmerising tour-de-force... this is a remarkable and compelling piece of storytelling."
- The Irish Times
"Every page (is) filled with tension and suspense... Boyne is a spellbinding storyteller. He wonderfully evokes a particular atmosphere. Most of all he tells a cracking good tale."
-The Sunday Independent (Ireland)
"A wonderfully atmospheric period piece... through meticulous research and great skill, Boyne manages to bring alive not only the key characters, but also the sounds, smells and relentless rolling of life on board... this is storytelling of the first order."
- The Mirror (UK)
"Stirring... an original take on an age-old story."
- The Irish Examiner
"Grippingly told... a cracking adventure story."
- The Sunday Tribune
"A nig, juicy novel backed by great research... gripping."
- The Evening Herald (Ireland)
"A page-turner from the very beginning."
- The Evening Echo (Ireland)
"Boyne's growing reputation as a novelist seems altogether justified by this meticulously researched page-turner."
- The Times (South Africa)
"A wonderfully witty and ingenious narrator... an old school picaresque yarn rich in memorable, full-bodied prose."
- Metro
"As entertaining a piece of conjecture as to what happened as one could hope to find... A page-turner of some considerable suspense."
- Books Quarterly