About the book: 2006 / It became known that the Christians of New Fula, in the far north of the world, are in danger. For more than fifty years there has been no news from them, and this raises strong fears for their lives and faith. Therefore, Abbot Montanus, the extraordinary envoy of the cardinal-archbishop of the city of Nidaros, hastily sets off on the “Short Serpent” - a ship specially built for sailing in the ice... “The Short Serpent,” the first novel by Bernard du Boucheron (b. 1928), immediately brought its author deserved fame and the Grand Prix of the French Academy.