Mike Pitts has written the true and fascinating story of Easter Island and its amazing statues

Ken Follett

A thought-provoking mix of published past and current work, and rediscovered documents that together provides a usefully different perspective on Rapa Nui's iconic world heritage archaeology

Professor Sue Hamilton

Rapa Nui has a double history of early Polynesian life and later colonial devastation, both mythologised. Mike Pitts draws on deep research to provide a powerful corrective to such myths. Anyone looking for an intelligent, balanced and accessible account of Rapa Nui should read his book

Chris Gosden, author of THE HISTORY OF MAGIC