Beyond the Blue Horizon, Brian Fagan’s account of the first intrepid ocean-goers, contains jaw-dropping insights, but they get lost in a sea of repetition
THE oceans are swirling pools of contrast: calm and tumultuous; wine dark and clear; continuous yet disjointed; givers of life and grim reapers combined. For many people, such contrasts make the sea beguiling. There’s a romance in the fickleness of water. Like a temperamental lover, its unpredictable behaviour and constant contrast make it all the more seductive.
To an extent, Brian Fagan’s Beyond The Blue Horizon reads like the seas it seeks to describe: at…
