This is the first book in the Saltwater Series.
“Taking in the mesmerising vision before me, | raised my arms towards the ocean like an idiot king acknowledging his subjects. My own surfing realm. Every single wave that broke on this reef was mine"
Twenty-six-year-old Jimmy Brennan’s life has taken a turn for the worse, and he’s desperate to numb the pain. When his mother passes away and his girlfriend betrays him, it’s the final straw; he boards a plane bound for Bali.
But Jimmy’s demons chase him. Sickened by the tourists and the crowded surf spots, he escapes north up the archipelago, driven by a desire for solitude and possessed by a reckless, self-destructive urge.
When he’s offered the opportunity to visit and surf the forbidden island
of North Sentinel, home of a forgotten tribe who have violently rejected outside
contact for centuries,
Jimmy takes it.
He finds his perfect wave, but it’s a decision that will have deadly consequences.
Author Biography
James Russell is a first-time children's book author. He figures if he's going
to write one, he may as well write three. His day job is that of editor of the
New Zealand Herald's Element – a sustainable business and lifestyle
magazine. He has 12 years in the newspaper business, both as an editor and a
journalist/columnist. On the weekends – and by night – he is a father to
two young boys whose insatiable demand for a new story both morning and night is
the inspiration behind The Dragon Brothers Trilogy. Link Choi is an
Auckland-based illustrator and artist. He has illustrated two children's books,
‘Unsuitable Weather’, and ‘Gold in the Hills’, both published by
Macmillan Education. His work also appears in the collection of the Wallace Arts
Foundation. Most recently he has been working at Weta Studios in Wellington,
helping bring to life ‘The Hobbit’.
