The Queen's colonial

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Label

The Queen's colonial

Statement of responsibility

Peter Watt

Title variation

Queens colonial

Creator

• trueWatt, Peter, 1949-

Author

• trueWatt, Peter, 1949-

Subject

• trueAustralians in England
• trueBattles
• trueCrimean War, 1853-1856
• Crimean War, 1853-1856 -- Fiction
• Crimean War, 1853-1856 -- Participation, British -- Fiction
• trueDeception
• trueGreat Britain -- History -- 19th century
• trueHistorical fiction
• trueImperialism, British
• Impersonation -- Fiction
• Man-woman relationships -- Fiction
• trueSecret identity
• trueSoldiers
• Soldiers -- Fiction
• trueWar
• trueAustralia -- History -- 19th century
• Australian fiction

Genre

• Historical fiction
• Fiction
• Australian fiction

Language

eng

Summary

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 run from the advancing Maori warriors and 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. Once in London, he finds love with an enigmatic woman, but must part with her to face battle in the bloody Crimean war. In this first instalment of Peter Watt's new series, Captain Ian Steele stares down the relentless Russian military... but he will soon learn that there are even deadlier enemies close to home

Member of

• Captain Ian Steele, 1
• Colonial series, 1

Cataloging source

ANL

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary form

novels

Series statement

• Colonial series
• Captain Ian Steele

Series volume

• 1
• 1

Target audience

adult