Terra Nulla by Jason Roger Phillips (author of ‘The Ice Factory’ and ‘The Silver Is Mine’) is a novel inspired by the epic true story of Edward John Eyre’s 2,500 km journey across the Nullarbor Desert, one of Australia’s most surreal and hostile landscapes, where nothing much survives except for hardened scavengers.
Accompanied by an ex-convict and three aboriginal boys, Eyre’s ambition drives his expedition past the point of no return. Every step soon becomes a gamble against the odds, in a deadly game where it’s every man for himself.