Book description
It is 1852. The Indian empire of Rajthana has ruled Europe for more
than a hundred years. With their vast armies, steam-and-sorcery
technology and mastery of the mysterious power of sattva, the Rajthanans
appear invincible. But a bloody rebellion has broken out in a remote
corner of the empire, in a poor and backward region known as England. At
first Jack Casey, retired soldier, wants nothing to do with the
uprising, but then he learns his daughter, Elizabeth, is due to be
hanged for helping the rebels. The Rajthanans offer to spare her, but
only if Jack hunts down and captures his best friend and former army
comrade, who is now a rebel leader. Jack is torn between saving his
daughter and protecting his friend. And he struggles just to stay alive
as the rebellion pushes England into all-out war. Geoffrey Wilson was
born in South Africa, grew up in New Zealand and then backpacked around
the world before eventually settling in the United Kingdom. He studied
Hinduism and Buddhism at the University of Canterbury, New Zealand, and
has been fascinated by India since travelling there in the early 1990s.
He worked in IT for several years, eventually starting a web development
business with three friends.
