The Odyssey: The Java Gold Book One - Couverture souple

Kingsley, Robert A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1522736344 ISBN 13 : 9781522736349

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2014

Synopsis

The story begins at the outbreak of the Pacific War, as South East Asia is in flames. At the last possible moment, when the Japanese are already launching the final assault on Java, a planeload of pure gold is hurriedly sent off to safety in Australia. A malignant twist of fate intervenes and the gold is lost. For years, the hidden treasure casts its spell on the surviving crew members. Misfortune, violence and death follow in their wake when they try to retrieve the gold after the end of the war. Their bloody treasure hunt plays out in the Dutch East Indies, a restive place despite the war s end. As the story continues, their expedition takes them across continents, spanning India, Australia, Europe and North Africa. Their exciting exploits and sizzling romances are juxtaposed with historical developments of places scarred by war and colonialism, the racism of corrupt societies and the emerging threat of terrorism. The tale is replete with danger and treachery as the pursuit of The Java Gold shows the treasure hunters that human life is the price of greed. This marks the beginning of a series of books following the treasure-hunting rogues. Kingsley blends kinetic action with meticulously researched factual details, infusing the work with his own passion for aviation and the Second World War, giving readers an exhilarating literary experience that s part historical fact, part pulp fiction and all adventure.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert A. Kingsley is a Dutch - Canadian author who currently works and lives in Europe as an independent ICT consultant. Robert is married and has a son and a daughter, both talented professionals in their own right. In September 2014, after several years of intensive research, he has published "The Odyssey", the first volume of "The Java Gold". This multi-part historical fiction story will take the reader all over the world and through half a century of recent history. In this series Robert combines his life-long interest in aviation and military history (especially World War 2) with local, on-site knowledge he has gathered during his travels all over the world as an international ICT consultant. The first two volumes of "The Java Gold" are largely set in the former Dutch East Indies. Not many books have been written about the turbulent post war years in that area and especially Indonesia. The Japanese invasion, the post-war struggle for independence and the general unrest in South East Asia serve as a fascinating background to the story. The idea for the book was born during a "steak and beer" dinner in a California micro-brewery. Robert had just come across a number of highly intriguing facts and events that had happened in Indonesia during and after the 2nd world war. 'I could write a thriller around them' he said and one of his closest friends dared him to do so. And he did...

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1522736344
• ISBN 13: 9781522736349
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 356
• Coordonnées du fabricant: Manufactured by Amazon on behalf of the author; https://www.amazon.fr/hz/contact-us; ; c/o Amazon Media EU S.à.r.l., 38 Avenue John F. Kennedy; Luxembourg; L-1855; Luxembourg