Description of book
During the winter of 1922, the Exploration Vessel RAVEN became trapped in the Antarctic icepack, entombing twenty-eight men aboard it through the dark polar night. INTO WHITE SILENCE tells their story - a story of a lost past, of a tragic future, of ice, ambition and madness. It captures the terrible, fascinating beauty of Antarctica, both as it was then and as it is today, and is a journey into the mind of every person who has ever set foot upon those ice-bound shores.
Reviews
Honour Book in the CBCA Book of the Year Awards - Older Readers
Shortlisted for the Queensland Premier’s Literary Award - Young Adult
Longlisted for the Gold Inky Award 2009
‘Eaton leaves the reader with a lingering sense of unease, of questions unanswered, and of the huge difficulties faced by early explorers . . . a cleverly constructed historically-based adventure story.’ CBCA JUDGES’ REPORT 2009
Anthony Eaton is winner of the 2006 Ena Noel Award bestowed by IBBY (International Board of Books for Young People) in recognition of Anthony’s body of work.
PRAISE FOR FIRESHADOW
CBCA Honour Book - Older Readers, 2005
'Anthony Eaton has crafted a compelling and beautiful story where he explores the emotions of anger, suspicion, mistrust and resentment. Readers will find this book difficult to put down!' Griffith High School Library
'This is a taut and empathetic interlacing of history and the present through two young men's journeys of cowardice and courage.' Trinity College Perth
Product Details
Subject:Child Fiction : Young Adult
Books by Anthony Eaton
INTO WHITE SILENCE
(Paperback)