The Mariners

The twentieth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.   Jon Fisher and Harry Ryan return to Australia.   At their return, Jon Fisher learns of the problem that his family are facing with the conflict of the wealthy squatters and the so-called 'selectors'. The threat of war and internal fighting looms over the family as we near the turn of the century.