ANDREW PIKE

Where the hell did that homeless guy with a Santa hat and his spaceship come from?Earth is dying, ravaged by an apocalyptic blizzard encountered by First Responder JacobFathom when his ambulance crashes. Fathom reaches a base to save its occupants, only to be interrupted by the homeless Terral B. Hylotz stumbling in. When Hylotz abruptly leaves, their search for him leads to a spaceship that propels them on an intergalactic quest against the harshest perils of the storm.Will they ever find Earth again? Can they save it from the storm? And just where the hell did that homeless guy and his spaceship come from anyway? Choose who youd like to pilot and, through their perspective, youll discover new planets and races taking you closer to solving the mystery of Terral B. Hylotz.Blending the irreverence of Douglas Adams with an eye for quick wit and strange situations, The Epic Quest For Terral B. Hylotz is a page-turning ride you have to read to believe!

In August 1991, excited holiday-makers boarded the Oceanos at East London for the trip of a lifetime. Despite treacherous weather, the captain ordered the ship to set sail for Durban. And so began the ill-fated voyage. Hurricane force winds and giant rogue waves aggravated the hostile storm. Soon the ship started taking water. Panicked senior crew members scrambled into lifeboats leaving the ships evacuation to the on-board entertainers. At one point, a musician manned the bridge, at another, a magician. Women and children clambered aboard lifeboats which were launched into terrifying seas, leaving their husbands behind, unsure if they would see each other again. After all the operational lifeboats had been utilized, 221 passengers and junior crew were left stranded on the rapidly sinking ship. During this catastrophe the South African Air Force embarked on their biggest air rescue ever, with helicopter crews and Navy divers risking everything to evacuate the remaining passengers. In Mayday Off the Wild Coast, maritime lawyer Andrew Pike, who was part of the legal investigation into the Oceanos sinking, recreates the compelling drama and extraordinary heroism of the greatest maritime rescue in South African history.