When charismatic adventurer James Brooke travels to Borneo on the schooner Royalist, he plans to make a great fortune establishing trade between the natives and the British Empire. But even in his flights of fancy, he'd never imagined that he would end up rajah of his own country.
The story is told by John Williamson, a young sailor who has travelled with Brooke since he set out from England. They find themselves mixed up in Borneo's civil war, political divisions, and intrigue, being forced further and further away from their dreams and ideals and struggling to establish the British presence on the island - as, meanwhile, love grows between them ...
Based on the true story of James Brooke, the first White Rajah of Sarawak, this tale of adventure and love is set against the background of a jungle world of extraordinary beauty and savagery.
- ISBN13 9781783756025
- Publish Date 10 June 2014 (first published 29 October 2010)
- Publish Status Withdrawn
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Headline Publishing Group
- Imprint Accent Press Ltd
- Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
- Pages 200
- Language English