Kingdom of the Paper Sun

By Christopher Leary

Follow the adventures of Katsin Audi dan Zaki, a young colonial officer posted to the deepest, dankest Jagab, the land of the ghost peoples. All our hero wants to do is build a bridge or two but he soon finds himself caught up in an unfolding historic drama. Change is coming to the colony and change is not asking nicely. Katsin dan Zaki will have only a little time to enjoy his civilising mission before the world turns upside down and he is fighting for his life.

Kingdom of the Paper Sun contains the following ingredients: Detective story; Resourceful heroine (and crack shot); Maps; Battlefield derring-do (with singing); Aristocratic hero (and crack shot); Rude photojournalist (and intrepid explorer); Love stories (slightly complicated); Rain (including some snow); Jungle man; Biplanes (bright-red); Travel stories (including a roasted beaver banquet); Gunboats (with interesting names); Milk (dried, cream and cheese); Paddle steamer (wood-fired); White priestesses; Black mother; Shovels (ever-reliable); Soldiers and sailors (all ranks); Alcoholic beverages (and other vices); Traitors; Egusi soup (the best in the world); Archaeology (including mysterious runes); Queen (beautiful); Savages (of all types); Mad dogs; Birds (not enough); Sausages (lots); Scorpions (too many); Approximately 130,000 words (including humorous remarks, geographic, ethnographic and historical descriptions and many terms borrowed from foreign languages).

Sell-by-date: Now is good.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
• Release date: Sep 3, 2014
• ISBN: 9781784627812

Christopher Leary

Christopher Leary was born in New Zealand in 1953 but did not stay there long. His parents had a bad case of wanderlust and by the time he was six his family was living in Nigeria. Then a couple of years in Spain before moving on to England. There he was educated and ended up with a degree in architecture. After graduation he moved to New York. These days he lives in Berlin.