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After accidentally shooting an army recruiter, Walter Beaumont is forced to flee England and finds himself on the HMS Resolution, Captain James Cook's ship of exploration to the South Seas. On board he befriends Omai, a Tahitian navigator who takes Walter under his wing. A fish out of water, Walter Beaumont struggles with the Spartan conditions of seafaring, eventually falling ill with consumption. James Cook, knowing that Walter would never survive the rigors of the Northern Pacific and the Bearing Straights, is forced to leave the young man and Omai behind in the newly discovered Hawaiian Islands. Recovering his health, his hopes of returning to England are shattered by the news that Captain Cook has been killed and the Resolution has returned to England without him. Determined to make the most of his fate and intrigued by the Hawaiian culture and their close relationship with the ocean, Walter tries to adapt as best as he can. In a rite of passage that sees him transverse the globe and face the uncertainties of being a stranger in a strange land, Walter Beaumont well and truly rises to the challenge. It is quite literally a watershed of epic proportions, where faces the many moods of an ocean culture that is the center of the Hawaiian world. Together with his Tahitian friend, Omai, his teacher Kanoa, and his newly found love, Lani, he comes face to face with political intrigue, war, and the most enigmatic experience for an English aristocrat, that of riding the giant swells of Hawai'i.

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Visually enticing, with a very masculine, but fractured lead character trying to find his way that many young men can relate too...the story arc's strong thematic and through-line keeps you engaged all the way to the last page. - New York Times His aim is to stimulate your mind, touch your heart, and inspire your soul. - Authority Magazine Stunning fictional account of a young man's journey that includes a historical and cultural lesson. - Reader, ICM Partners The author has crafted a story that allows readers to understand the early conflicts between Europeans and Pacific Islanders from both perspectives, and for this alone it is worth following Walter in his life-changing adventure. - Cheryl Ann Toliver, author of Wilderness Refuge: A Prophet's Kingdom I never wanted to put this story down...a great south sea tale with vibrant characters and well described locations. - Charles G. London, Amazon Critic Mountains of the Sea is a heart-pounding journey...I got so involved in the struggles of Walter Beaumont's attempts to become accepted into the culture that I found myself feeling I was also in the story with him. - Angelo Thomas Crapanzano, author of A Different Time, A Different Earth Never before have I experienced a historical novel this exciting...Gunter has blended wonderfully his enthusiasm of adventure into a beautifully crafted story. - GoodReads.com

"""Visually enticing, with a very masculine, but fractured lead character trying to find his way that many young men can relate too...the story arc's strong thematic and through-line keeps you engaged all the way to the last page."" - New York Times ""His aim is to stimulate your mind, touch your heart, and inspire your soul."" - Authority Magazine ""Stunning fictional account of a young man's journey that includes a historical and cultural lesson."" - Reader, ICM Partners ""The author has crafted a story that allows readers to understand the early conflicts between Europeans and Pacific Islanders from both perspectives, and for this alone it is worth following Walter in his life-changing adventure."" - Cheryl Ann Toliver, author of Wilderness Refuge: A Prophet's Kingdom ""I never wanted to put this story down...a great south sea tale with vibrant characters and well described locations."" - Charles G. London, Amazon Critic ""Mountains of the Sea is a heart-pounding journey...I got so involved in the struggles of Walter Beaumont's attempts to become accepted into the culture that I found myself feeling I was also in the story with him."" - Angelo Thomas Crapanzano, author of A Different Time, A Different Earth ""Never before have I experienced a historical novel this exciting...Gunter has blended wonderfully his enthusiasm of adventure into a beautifully crafted story."" - GoodReads.com"

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