title: Ararat: In Search of the Mythical Mountain
author:  Frank Westerman 
description: "Thought-provoking and beautifully written... the book is much more than a travelogue... Sam Garrett's excellent translation highlights both Westerman's skilful pacing and love of language.... Westerman has achieved his aim -- to climb the mountain -- and has found, too, an answer of sorts to the question of how science and religion can coexist."<br>--<i>Literary Review<br></i><br>"What separates <b>Ararat</b> from the hundreds of other books that have taken on this subject in the past few years is the poetic, novelistic logic behind the author's search." <br>--<i>Sunday Times</i><br><br><br><i>From the Hardcover edition.</i>
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  # Prologue
  
  
  The Zetterlund Continent— That was the name of the continent where Humans and
  Demon Beasts reside.
  
  
    
  
  
  The tall Aubigne Mountain Range divided the continent into the eastern and
  western halves, with a large number of nations scattered around the land. They
  were known collectively as the ‘Western League of Nation’. In contrast, there
  was only one country in the east, the Kingdom facing the Bocuse Forest, the
  realm of the Demon Beasts. Taking on the role as the sword and shield of
  humanity— the Kingdom of Fremmevira.
  
  
    
  
  
    
  
  
  At the foot of the Aubigne Mountain Range was a city which houses the largest
  school academy in Fremmevira Kingdom, the Laihiala Pilot Academy. And the base
  of the Silver Phoenix Knights, Fort Olvec