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This Thing of Darkness
Harry Thompson

Review, London, 2005. ISBN: 075530280X First edition, first printing. Brand new unread in mint dustjacket.

Longlisted for the 2005 MAN Booker Prize. Authors debut novel. 626pp.

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Closely based on real events that took place between 1828 and 1865. A story of adventure, tradegy and the voyage of the HMS Beagle that changed the world. the complex relationship between Naval Officer Robert FitzRoy and his young passenger, Charles Darwin.

Harry Thompson was a TV producer and author of a number of highly acclaimed non-fiction books. This was his first novel unfortunately the author sadly died in November 2005.

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