Peter Watt Volgorde van de boeken (chronologisch)

"It is1857. Colonial India is a simmering volcano of nationalism about to erupt. Army surgeon Peter Campbell and his wife Alice, in India on their honeymoon, have no idea that they are about to be swept up in the chaos. Ian Steele, known to all as Captain Samuel Forbes, is fighting for Queen and country in Persia. A world away, the real Samuel Forbes is planning to return to London - with potentially disastrous consequences for Samuel and Ian both. Then Ian is posted to India, but not before a brief return to England and a reunion with the woman he loves. In India he renews his friendship with Peter Campbell, and discovers that Alice has taken on a most unlikely role. Together they face the enemy and the terrible deprivations and savagery of war - and then Ian receives news from London that crushes all his hopes... " -- Back cover

The story follows Josiah Steele, son of a legendary captain, as he navigates the challenges of living up to his father's legacy. From the goldfields of Queensland to the prestigious Sandhurst military academy in England, he encounters a mix of new and old acquaintances that shape his journey. The narrative spans diverse settings, including the Australian bush, the opulence of London, and the battlefields of Afghanistan, as Josiah grapples with his identity and strives to carve out his own destiny amidst the backdrop of 19th-century militarism.

Set against the backdrop of 1863, the story intertwines the lives of Ian Steele, who assumes the identity of Captain Samuel Forbes while battling the Pashtun in India, and the real Forbes, engaged in the Civil War in Tennessee. Meanwhile, Ella, Ian's love, struggles in her marriage to Count Nikolai Kasatkin and seeks to reclaim their son. As Ian faces challenges in New Zealand and the agreement between him and Forbes nears its end, their hopes for the future are threatened by a relentless adversary.

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.

Set in 1857 colonial India, the story follows army surgeon Peter Campbell and his wife Alice during their honeymoon, unaware of the impending chaos of nationalism. Ian Steele, also known as Captain Samuel Forbes, is fighting in Persia while grappling with his own personal challenges. Upon being posted to India, Ian reconnects with Peter and discovers Alice's unexpected role in the conflict. Together, they confront the brutal realities of war, while Ian faces devastating news from London that threatens his future.

V předvečer války se Patrick dozví o plánech Němců, jak využít Austrálii a Nový Zéland a oslabit anglické jednotky v Atlantiku. Společně s Matthewem se zapojí do špionážní mise na Nové Guineji. Netuší, že někdo blízký vyzradil plán celé operace a že Němci jsou na ně připraveni.

Když John zjistí, jaké poslání přivedlo šaolinského kněze až do slunné Austrálie, pomůže mu po zatčení policií zase utéct. Spojence, který má kontakty až v paláci samotného císaře, bude John potřebovat. Jeho dcera Naomi se totiž v Pekingu ocitla ve vážném nebezpečí...

Když během masakru na nalezištích zlata v Austrálii zemře Hugh MacDonald, jeho děti se stanou sirotky, kteří musí přežít ve světě plném násilí a bídy. Ve zmatku se sobě navzájem ztratí a každý se protlouká na vlastní pěst. Když John doroste v mladého muže, začne po svých sourozencích pátrat. Zjišťuje, že jeho bratr Lachlan, boxer a dobrodruh, se vášnivě zamiloval do okouzlující Amandy, která se dobře zná s chladnokrevným vrahem jejich otce.

Jack a Paul se seznámili ke konci první světové války na frontě, kde každý bojoval za svou zemi. Paul za Německo a Jack za Austrálii po boku Britů. I přesto se z nich po několika letech, kdy se oba přestěhovali na Papuu-Novou Guineu, stali nejlepší přátelé. V Evropě začne zuřit další válka a v Tichomoří operují japonské ponorky, které potají dopravují na ostrovy zásoby pro budoucí invazní síly. Jack s Paulem se rozhodnou spojit se v boji proti japonským agresorům a vydávají se na nebezpečnou misi.

Lachlan, John and Phoebe MacDonald, three young children tragically separated after the massacre at the Ballarat goldfields, try to make their way in a world filled with poverty and war.John is determined to find his lost siblings and meanwhile works hard to make a name for himself. A business partnership leads to riches and rewards that he never dreamed of.Lachlan has always known what it is to struggle for survival. But even a life of bare knuckle fighting and destitution cannot prepare him for the war he finds himself in against the Maori of New Zealand, nor the feelings he has for his Commanding Officer's sister.Phoebe barely remembers what it is to have a family and yearns for a love that will make her feel complete, and a home to call her own.Three tales of courage, hope and forbidden love set against the backdrop of the New Zealand Maori wars and an emerging Australian nation.

Dávná kletba australských domorodců svedal dohromady rodiny Duffyových a Macintoshových. Zlé prokletí je provází již několik generací, i jejich potomci jsou nuceni stále čelit řadě intrik a různých neštěstí, která neberou konce...

V závěru první světové války se na bojišti západní fronty náhodně setkají dva důstojníci z nepřátelských táborů. Ani Australan Jack Kelly, ani Němec Paul Mann netuší, jak toto setkání ovlivní jejich životy v budoucnu. Po letech se znovu setkají na Papui...

Het goud van Papua is het eerste deel van een episch tweeluik. Dit groots opgezette epos vol dramatiek en uiteenlopende personages draait om twee mannen wiens levens door toeval met elkaar verbonden zijn. Jack Kelly, een Australische legerkapitein, toont genade aan Paul Mann, een Duitse officier, in de loopgraven van de Eerste Wereldoorlog. Na de oorlog keren ze terug naar hun veranderde levens. Jack is plots verantwoordelijk voor de vierjarige Lukas, die hij onderbrengt bij zijn zuster Mary. Geïnspireerd door zijn vroegere strijdmakker George Spencer, trekt Jack de jungle van Papua in op zoek naar goud, terwijl George onderzoek doet naar de lokale bevolking. De expeditie eindigt rampzalig: George wordt vermoord en Jack keert zonder goud terug. Ondertussen is Paul terug in een verarmd Duitsland, waar zijn zus Erika zich volledig heeft laten beïnvloeden door Adolf Hitler. Paul besluit met zijn gezin naar Papua te emigreren om een onteigende familieplantage terug te kopen, maar bij aankomst blijkt het aanbod ingetrokken. In Townsville, Australië, komen Jack en Paul opnieuw elkaar tegen en worden ze vrienden voor het leven.

In 1916, the Duffys and Macintoshes are entangled in the horrors of World War I. From the deserts of the Middle East to the trenches of Europe, the hand of death is always present. But even those left behind are not safe, for the most dangerous of enemies is not the Germans or the Turks, but someone much closer to home... To Ride the Wind continues the story begun in To Touch the Clouds, following Peter Watt's much loved characters as they fight to survive one of the most devastating conflicts in history – and each other.Author InformationPeter Watt has spent time as a soldier, articled clerk, prawn trawler deckhand, builder's labourer, pipe layer, real estate salesman, private investigator, police sergeant and advisor to the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary. He speaks, reads and writes Vietnamese and Pidgin. He now lives at Maclean, on the Clarence River in northern New South Wales. Fishing and the vast open spaces of outback Queensland are his main interests in life.

From the battlefields of Sudan to colonial Sydney and the Queensland outback, a dreadful curse still inextricably links the lives of the Macintoshes and Duffys. Captain Patrick Duffy is a man torn between the family of his father, Irish Catholic soldier-of-fortune Michael Duffy and his adoring, scheming maternal grandmother, Enid Mackintosh. Visiting the village of his Irish forbears on a quest to uncover the secrets surrounding his birth, Patrick is beguiled by the beautiful, mysterious Catherine Fitzgerald. On the rugged Queensland frontier Native Mounted Police trooper Peter Duffy is torn between his duty, the blood of his mother's people - the Nerambura tribe - and a predestined deadly duel with Gordon James, the love of his sister Sarah. Flight of the Eagle is the stunning conclusion to the trilogy featuring the bestselling Cry of the Curlew and Shadow of the Osprey, and shows master storyteller Peter Watt at the height of his powers.

Quando nel 1862 il ricco allevatore Donald Macintosh ordina di allontanare con la forza la tribù dei Nerabura da alcuni terreni per potersene impadronire e finalmente destinarli al pascolo, non immagina certo di aver messo in moto un'inarrestabile, tragica catena di eventi. Lo scontro fra aborigeni e polizia a cavallo sfocia in un vero e proprio massacro, nel corso del quale Wallarie per difendersi uccide Angus Macintosh, figlio di Donald. Testimoni involontari di tanta crudeltà sono il mandriano di origine irlandese Patrick Duffy, che in nome della libertà prende le difese di Wallarie rimettendoci la vita, e suo figlio Tom. I Duffy hanno perso il capofamiglia, i Macintosh l'erede predestinato: tra i grandi clan non può che germogliare il seme dell'odio.

Obwohl fern der Heimat, halten sich unter den Einwanderern in Australien im 19. Jahrhundert alte Feindschaften zwischen Schotten und Iren. Zwischen den Duffys aus Irland und den Macintoshs kommt es zum dramatischen Kampf.