The story is set in 1839, eleven years after the events in Larence Balke, one year after the publication of that book. The narrator is a wealthy American Jeorling, who has entertained himself with private studies of the wildlife on the Kerguelen Islands and is now looking for a passage back to the USA. Halbrane is one of the first ships to arrive at Kerguelen, and its captain Len Guy somewhat reluctantly agrees to have Jeorling as a passenger as far as Tristan da Cunha. Underway, they meet a stray iceberg with a dead body on it, which turns out to be a sailor from Jane. A note found with him indicates that he and several others including Jane's captain William Guy had survived the assassination attempt at Tsalal and are still alive.
- | Author: Beaumont DuBois
- | Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
- | Publication Date: Nov 04, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 268 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1979468702
- | ISBN-13: 9781979468701