Interesting history, really made me appreciate the explorers of the era but not enough to hold my interest to the end.

I’m really intrigued by North Africa, so this book was enjoyable for me as Kryza chronicled the early European attempts to rediscover Timbuktu & to map out the Niger River. The bulk of the story centered around Laing who was the first European to enter Timbuktu in centuries. Traversing the desert was an incredible undertaking & it’s fascinating to read of those who lived there or at least regularly travelled via caravan through the enormous Sahara desert.