Purgatory (the Terra Australis Incognita) (volume 1) [Paperback]

This is the book you want to take to that desert island. Purgatory is about the first Spanish attempt to uncover the Terra Australis Incognita, or what we now call Australia. However, the real motives behind the voyage were esoteric rather than geographical or political. This voyage was inspired by an alchemist and had alchemical motives. Eternal life is possible, the secret has already been found. However, to get it you'll have to dig into the mind of the one who has it. The secret itself is a great journey of exploration and discovery. A journey through Purgatory, a world where God is absent. Not dead, It just hasn't been discovered yet.