Publisher's Synopsis
'Within moments, the darkening gray cloud behind us increased in size, rolling in a wave of fury as it sucked air and sand into its lungs.' So start the gripping adventures of George Zelt, a doctoral student researching Precambrian geology in apartheid era South Africa. Readers follow George as he explores this contradictory, beautiful country during a time of growth and oppression. With tales of finding refuge in a desert sandstorm, being stalked by a leopard, and narrowly escaping a herd of rampaging Cape buffalo, George's book will leave readers breathless - their hearts racing, with the imagined grit of sand in their teeth! Nature is not the only obstacle George encounters though. When he makes a discovery that may disprove an established geologic theory, his graduate advisor (and developer of said theory) does everything in his power to prevent him from going public.
