The Queen's Colonial
Colonial, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Sam Haft
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Peter Watt
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Sometimes the fate for which you are destined is not your own...
1845, a village outside Sydney Town. Humble blacksmith Ian Steele struggles to support his widowed mother. All the while he dreams of a life in uniform, serving in Queen Victoria's army.
1845, Puketutu, New Zealand. Second Lieutenant Samuel Forbes, a young poet from an aristocratic English family, wants nothing more than to discard the officer's uniform he never sought.
When the two men cross paths in the colony of New South Wales, they are struck by their brotherly resemblance and quickly hatch a plan for Ian to take Samuel's place in the British army.
Ian must travel to England, fool the treacherous Forbes family and accept a commission into their regiment as a company commander in the bloody Crimean war...but he will soon learn that there are even deadlier enemies close to home.
©2021 Peter Watt (P)2021 Macmillan Publishers International LtdCritic Reviews
"Australia's master of the historical fiction novel" - Canberra Weekly
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- Anonymous User
- 30-06-2022
A Reasonable Story.
The story was reasonably enjoyable but a bit corny in parts. I did not enjoy the narration at all. The narrator appeared to be reading to children for the first half of the book.
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- JoJo
- 29-10-2021
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Loved Love Loved this story and most of the narrative. The regular transition from one character to another, without pause, really really really takes an extraordinary amount of focus to follow the story line.
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- Anonymous User
- 29-04-2023
Very descriptive story
This is my first encounter with Peter Watt’s writing. My husband is a great fan, so l thought l would give it a go. The story line has the audience captivated from the very first chapter, wanting to know what is next to happen. The narration by Sam Haft is great taking on all the different inflections of each character. Can’t wait to listed to book 2 in the series!
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