Explorers of the New Century

The brilliant satirical novel by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Restraint of Beasts

''To write one unique book is a rare achievement. The ability to produce several is truly special'' Independent

''A demented, deadpan comic wonder'' Thomas Pynchon

It is the beginning of the century, and two teams of explorers are racing across a cold, windswept, deserted land to reach the furthest point f...