The Kingdom Seeker

Rosie Milne

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English

Miscellaneous
01 January 2025

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Historical adventure; Historical fiction; Slavery & abolition of slavery; Science Fiction

In 1800, Arthur Hallom, 18, a restless dreamer, leaves London on a voyage of discovery that will take him beyond the edge of the world; he spends the next twenty years roaming Asia, where he experiences luck and loss, triumph and tragedy, as he loves and betrays.

In Calcutta, he becomes an opium trader, and abandons a prostitute who refuses to become part of his past.

In the jungles of Malaya, he encounters headhunters, and talking birds, snakes as long as pathways, and a criminal crocodile. Though he settles down with a mistress, and fathers on her a son, he preys on local women, until a sorceress tames him with her magic.

In the Alleens, a lonely group of coral islands, he engages in a bitter power struggle with a rival who not only spreads dangerous lies about him, but who also tells hard truths he'd prefer the world didn't hear.

Along the way, Arthur is twice made a king, and twice loses his crown.

By: Rosie Milne
Imprint: Miscellaneous
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
ISBN: 9781915310347
ISBN 10: 1915310342
Publication Date: 01 January 2025
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Rosie Milne's earlier novels are How To Change Your Life, Holding the Baby, Olivia & Sophia, and Circumstance. Olivia & Sophia is in development for TV, as is The Kingdom Seeker.