<b>From the front flap of the Orbit first edition:</b> "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 an 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 the succession.
<p>And they travel with Prince Tngiia and his followers when they secretly flee the island to escape their inevitable fate at the hands of Tutapu, Tangiia's brother. Taking with them the God of Hope and Tutapu's intended bride, they seek another island to make their home. But they are pursued relentlessly by Tutapu, determined to recover his god, his bride and his people.
<p>Delighting in the rich and colourful detail and myth of Polynesian life, Garry Kilworth has written a marvellously ambitious fantasy. Funny, moving and epic, <i>The Roof of Voyaging</i> is the first part of a wonderful tale which will become a landmark fantastic fiction."
