Ian Burnet

Ian Burnet has spent more than thirty years, living, working and travelling in the Indonesian archipelago in his professional career.

Fascinated by the history of the archipelago, he thought the story of the spice trade from the tiny islands of Ternate and Tidore, and their effect on world history had to be told. His book 'Spice Islands' has been described as "a triumph of passion and scholarship"

Ian has completed his second book on the history of the region, 'East Indies' which tells the story of the 200 year struggle between the Portuguese Crown, the Dutch East India Company and the English East India Company for supremacy in the Eastern seas. 'East Indies' has been described as "a ripping historical yarn".

In Ian Burnet's third book 'Archipelago - A Journey Across Indonesia' he recounts his journey across the archipelago, as well as the heritage and culture of the people who have made it their home over the centuries. 'The next best thing to touring Indonesia in person, his book is a "must read" for travel literature connoisseurs'.

Ian Burnet's fourth book tells of the epic voyages of natural history taken by Continent Australia, Joseph Banks, Charles Darwin, Alfred Russel Wallace and the origin of 'On the Origin of Species'. "I would like to thank Ian Burnet for writing ‘Where Australia Collides with Asia’. In his book he explains the significance of the work of these great scientists and states clearly the key place that our Asian neighbourhood has played in their ideas".

Ian Burnets's fifth book 'The Tasman Map - The Biography of a Map' tells the story of Abel Tasman. the Dutch East India Company and the first Dutch discoveries of Australia. "This stunning volume brings alive the many voyages of discovery that links the Dutch conquest of Indonesia to the first outline of The Great Southland".

His latest book is 'Joseph Conrad's EASTERN VOYAGES - Tales of Singapore and a Borneo River' tells the life of Joseph Conrad at sea and how he came to write his first books.

Please visit his website is at www.ianburnetbooks.com

and his blogsite at www.spiceislandsblog.com