by Harry Thompson

When Charles Darwin and Robert FitzRoy set out on the HMS Beagle, they both thought the scientific voyage would prove the perfection of God's design, but over the course of the five-year trip their beliefs began to split apart. Harry Thompson's debut novel follows the suicidal and temperamental FitzRoy and the fastidious Darwin on their historic journey, detailing their changing relationship as they face storms, indigenous cultures, and the wonders of nature.