The Fearful Void

As one of the first Europeans to attempt the crossing of Northern Africa West to East, this book is perhaps better read before other, later books where other, similar journeys are undertaken.This was 1972, and the purpose of the authors journey was fear - fear of undertaking this journey! Moorhouse doesn't portray himself as heroic, as brave or as fearless. He contemplates failure quite openly for the second half of the book, and the journey ends a little less than half way to his original goal. But it really is a journey fraught with danger, and the honesty with which the story is told makes it a gripping read, and well worth seeking out.Really it makes the subsequent journey of Michael Asher ([b:Two Against the Sahara: On Camelback from Nouakchott to the Nile 116729 Two Against the Sahara On Camelback from Nouakchott to the Nile Michael Asher https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1406529056l/116729.SX50.jpg 1007369]) all the more remarkable.