Magellan: Over the Edge of the World: Over the Edge of the World

Enjoyed this book very much- exciting writing style and love the paper/print quality of the book.

enjoyed it

The book is great. Just throw out the casing it comes with. It’s a hardback and it looks way better that way. Great for gifts or home library :)

I was very disappointed to find out this is a children's tamed down version of the original book. I did not see anything stating that fact when I bought the download. The cover did look different, but I thought that was due it being an ebook not the real thing. I feel ripped off.

This is a fascinating look at the unbelievable political intrigue of the Magellan voyage. From who got what position in the crew (based on political connections,) to the razor-sharp delineation of the world into the "Spanish half" and the "Portuguese half," to the multiple mutiny attempts, it leaves you wondering how Magellan got as far as he did. The only negative is that the writing style is simplistic. Only after reading the book and turning to the acknowledgements did I see his explanation that this is a YA version based on a book he wrote for adults. It would have been nice if there were a reference to YA on the jacket or in the introduction.

The condensed, “younger reader”, edition is about 220 pages . The original, full edition is about 410 pages.

Very good read and entertaining to me.