The only reason anyone went out was to buy drinks in town. The tide of cans was always in on the studio floor. With plenty of drugs, sex and rock and roll; The Ice Boat is a modern pop-culture odyssey. David Dee has almost got it; with a solicitor girlfriend, a job, a flat and a band in London, he almost has the happiness he has worked for all his life. His reluctance to compromise takes him away from London to disaster in Rio de Janeiro and on to surreal adventure and self-discovery in Amsterdam. Includes Chapter One of both the occult thriller Ordo Lupus and the Temple Gate AND Too Bright the Sun. Volume II is now available on Amazon. Buy Volume I and II together in one book, The Ice Boat 2 in 1, to make a great saving! From the author: The Ice Boat is semi-autobiographical, largely anecdotal, and was the first novel I wrote, back in 2003. I remember completing it while on holiday in Spain. I sat on my balcony, late into the hot evenings, writing the last chapters with a cold drink! The whole novel was written on paper. Writing in long-hand allows your thoughts to flow more freely. I think that is why this book is more like a stream-of-consciousness than any of my other books. The drawback was that when I typed it up, I couldn't read my own handwriting!