'Look. We have reached the position indicated by the parchments  We should soon see the island off which the UNICORN sank...'

A voyage, a treasure hunt, lots of adventure and lots of fun.

Why Novel North recommends

'Full of favourite characters, Captain Haddock and Professor Calculus, the humour and adventure will always keep you chuckling.'

Author : Hergé

Edition : Egmont, Hardback, 64 pages

ISBN : 9781405208116

Weight: 460g
Dimensions: 301 x 224 x 9mm

When the chance discovery of an ancient cryptogram reveals a path to the Underworld, the adventurous Professor Otto Lidenbrock sets off to Iceland, determined to reach the centre of the earth. But nothing can prepare him and his nephew Axel for what they will find beneath the ground; measureless caverns and vast subterranean seas reveal all of the earth's known history and more, while dinosaurs do battle, giant men herd mastodons, and danger and excitement wait around every corner.

Author : Jules Verne

Edition : Pan Macmillan, Hardback, 328 pages

ISBN : 9781509827886

Weight: 192g
Dimensions: 157 x 100 x 22mm

Winner of the Stanford Dolman Travel Book of the Year

'Magnificent' - Robert Macfarlane

Our lives depend on shipping but it is a world which is largely hidden from us. In every lonely corner of every sea, through every night, every day, and every imaginable weather, tiny crews of seafarers work the giant ships which keep landed life afloat.

These ordinary men live extraordinary lives, subject to dangers and difficulties we can only imagine, from hurricanes and pirates to years of confinement in hazardous, if not hellish, environments.

Horatio Clare joins two container ships on their epic voyages across the globe and experiences unforgettable journeys. As the ships cross seas of history and incident, seafarers unfold the stories of their lives, and a beautiful and terrifying portrait of the oceans and their human subjects emerges.

Why Novel North Recommends

‘An incredible and lyrical insight into those who traverse our oceans on vast ships, contrasting the chaotic and precision. Tales of piracy and unimaginable storms, alongside the pressure with which goods are shipped around our oceans and those who journey with them. It’s a read both inspiring adventure and cementing an appreciation and new found awe for the food and items we see on the shelves of high street shops and supermarkets and the journey they took to be there!’

Author : Horatio Clare

Edition : Paperback, Vintage, 368 pages

ISBN : 9780099526292

Weight: 255g
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 22mm

This alluring read includes 40 locations that are rife with disaster, chaos, paranormal activity, and death. The locations gathered here include the dangerous Strait of Messina, home of the mythical sea monsters Scylla and Charybdis; the coal town of Jharia, where the ground burns constantly with fire; Kasanka National Park in Zambia, where 8 million migrating bats darken the skies; the Nevada Triangle in the Sierra Nevada mountains, where hundreds of aircraft have disappeared; and Aokigahara Forest near Mount Fuji in Japan, the world's second most popular suicide location following the Golden Gate Bridge.

Author : Olivier Le Carrer

Edition : Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc, Hardback, 144 pages

ISBN : 9781631910005

Published : 12th November 2015

Weight: 694g
Dimensions: 191 x 267 x 20mm