Explorers of the New Century is the fifth novel by Booker Prize shortlisted author Magnus Mills, published in 2005.

[1][2] Two expeditions set out to be the first to reach "the Agreed Furthest Point", by two different routes.

As they encounter rigorous conditions and difficulties along the way, things begin to unravel.

In quintessential Magnus Mills fashion, nothing is as it first seems, and there are lessons to be learned — as well as surprises to anticipate...