In that book, a fighter pilot's body is mistaken for the Beast, and rival groups of boys fight over Piggy's glasses and a conch.
The protagonist of a series of this author's novels befriends Prettiman on his voyage to Australia, and falls in love with Marion Chumley, who is traveling aboard the Alcyone. That series of novels centers on Edmund Talbot, and includes Fire Down Below and Close Quarters. This author's To the Ends of the Earth trilogy begins with (*) Rites of Passage, but he's more famous for a novel in which Robert is almost killed while pretending to be a boar. In that book, a fighter pilot's body is mistaken for the Beast, and rival groups of boys fight over Piggy's glasses and a conch. For 10 points, name this British author of Lord of the Flies.
The protagonist of a series of this author's novels befriends Prettiman on his voyage to Australia, and falls in love with Marion Chumley, who is traveling aboard the Alcyone.
William Gerald Golding