“But the people in the stars have found out what happened to the cargo they meant for Kailuana. We know that the Dimdims stole it. We are very angry.”

Robert Fairhead reviews To The Islands by Randolph Stow.

Randolph Stow’s 1962 classic Tourmaline is set in the future and despite its unlikely setting, manages to convey relevant themes which resonate even in today’s modern society. The apocalyptic tale is set in a community in outback Western Australia, which is described in excruciating terms as a dying, waterless town. “I say we have a […]