When Kupe, one of the great Polynesian voyagers, chases a huge octopus across the ocean, he discovers the strange and mysterious Land of Mists and rescues a man and a woman from the wild sea. He carries them back to the island of Raiatea where the pale strangers witness the momentous events that follow the death of the king and the struggle for succession.
But the gods are watching also, and when Prince Tangiia and his followers secretly flee the island in search of a new home, their intervention becomes inevitable.
Delighting in the rich and colourful detail and myth of Polynesian life, The Roof of Voyaging is the first part of a wonderful tale which will become a landmark in fantastic fiction.
- ISBN10 1857234227
- ISBN13 9781857234220
- Publish Date 1 August 1996
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 December 2009
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Orbit
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 426
- Language English