About this book
The Land of Fire: A Tale of Adventure by Mayne Reid propels listeners into a 19th-century maritime odyssey where coming-of-age grit meets raw natural history. Reid’s last novel follows a young farm boy who signs on at Portsmouth and, after years at sea, rises to second mate aboard an American barque bound for the Pacific. When a violent rounding of Cape Horn wrecks the ship, the survivors find themselves cast into small boats and marooned in Tierra del Fuego—the forbidding "Land of Fire."
Blending teen/young-adult adventure with classic sea-story drama, Reid weaves vivid encounters with indigenous tribes, tense survival scenes, and rich naturalist observations of flora and fauna. An old whaler-turned-carpenter becomes the party’s unlikely guide, his seafaring dialect and hard-earned knowledge illuminating local customs and essential survival skills—down to techniques for making fire in a rain-soaked land. Reid’s prose captures the era’s spirit of exploration and the harsh realities of life at sea without resorting to modern spoilers.
Perfect for fans of historical fiction, nautical adventure, and YA survival tales, this audiobook offers immersive storytelling, rugged characters, and evocative descriptions for listeners who crave classic seafaring thrills and natural-world detail.
