Peter Watt

"the home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday Age It is 1942 and the war in the Pacific is on Australia's doorstep, changing the lives of the Duffy and Macintosh families as never before. In Sydney, siblings Donald and Sarah Macintosh battle for their father's approval, and control of his empire, while their cousin David fights the enemy across the continents. US Marine Pilot James Duffy defies his grandfather's wishes, and, a number of times, death, protecting Australian skies from the Japanese. Below, trapped in the jungles of Malaya, Diane Duffy is caught between saving the lives of hundreds of orphaned children, or that of her son. While Tom Duffy finds himself enlisting in yet another world war, his daughter Jessica narrowly escapes slaughter at a mission station, causing her to revoke her vows and follow in her father's footsteps. Nearly a century after the Aboriginal curse that forever tied these two families, and amidst the most devastating conflict in history, the Duffys and Macintoshes will find a way to endure... and perhaps even thrive. PRAISE FOR THE SERIES "A rousing and revealing yarn" Weekend Australian "the historical detail brings the ... 19th century to rip-roaring life" The Australian "Watt's fans love his work for its history, adventure and storytelling" Brisbane News

And Fire Falls: The Frontier Series 9

"A century-old curse comes full circle... For a hundred years they have never forgiven, never forgotten. Now, the war between the Duffy and Macintosh dynasties will be brought to its stunning conclusion. Private Patrick Duffy was forced to flee Malaya as a child, and left orphaned when his mother died in Changi prison. Now, returning to fight a fearless enemy, he must confront the ghosts of his past if he is to find any hope for the future. Michael Macintosh is forging his own path to escape his mother's obsessive control. Sailor, soldier and mercenary, he will soon face war again, in the brutal jungles of Vietnam. Sarah Macintosh ruthlessly crushes anyone who gets in her way, and has vowed to destroy her sister-in-law, Jessica Duffy-Macintosh. Fixated on her own legacy, she has ignored her family's inheritance - a century-old curse, to be paid in blood... ''Watt once again blends his multi-character saga with key moments of history. Fast-paced and exciting, this is a fine piece of Australian fiction'' Canberra Weekly on While the Moon Burns"

From the Stars Above

Queen's Colonial

The Frontier Series 9

And Fire Falls

As the Allied forces fight to repel invaders in the Pacific, the Duffy and Macintosh clans face their greatest challenges at home.Sergeant Jessica Duffy relishes her work as a code breaker in MacArthur's headquarters but is also secretly reporting on the Americans to the Prime Minister. When she uncovers treason at the highest levels, neither duty nor dishonour will stop her getting justice.Captain James Duffy, a decorated fighter pilot with the United States Marine Corps, is expected to wait out the war assisting the bond effort, helping to make movies that gloss over the tragic realities of combat. Despite his scars, he is desperate to return to the cockpit...until a chance meeting gives him something new to fight for.Major David Macintosh has survived prison camps, torture and countless battles, but can he endure the machinations of his obsessive cousin, Sarah? Sarah is prepared to do anything to take over the family companies, and will destroy anyone who gets in her way.From the frontlines of the Pacific to the back lots of Hollywood, a new generation faces deadly missions, impossible choices and an inescapable family legacy.

Beneath a Rising Sun: the Frontier

The Queen's Tiger

Call of Empire

From India to America and New Zealand, The Queen's Captain is the thrilling third and final instalment in the Colonial series by bestselling author Peter Watt. In October 1863, Ian Steele, having taken on the identity of Captain Samuel Forbes, is fighting the Pashtun on the north-west frontier in India. Half a world away, the real Samuel Forbes is a lieutenant in the 3rd New York Volunteers and is facing the Confederates at the Battle of Mission Ridge in Tennessee. Neither is aware their lives will change beyond recognition in the year to come. In London, Ella, the love of Ian's life, is unhappily married to Count Nikolai Kasatkin. As their relationship sours further, she tries to reclaim the son she and Ian share, but Nikolai makes a move that sees the boy sent far from Ella's reach. As 1864 dawns, Ian is posted to the battlefields of the Waikato in New Zealand, where he comes face to face with an old nemesis. As the ten-year agreement between Steele and Forbes nears its end, their foe is desperate to catch them out and cruel all their hopes for the future...

The Queen's Captain

Roberto Zepeda

Mexico is a country in crisis. Capitalizing on weakened public institutions, widespread unemployment, a state of lawlessness and the strengthening of links between Mexican and Colombian drug cartels, narcotrafficking in the country has flourished during the post-1982 neoliberal era. In fact, it has become one of Mexico's biggest source of revenue, as well as its most violent, with over 12,000 drug-related executions in 2011 alone. In response, Mexican president Felipe Calderón, armed with millions of dollars in US military aid, has launched a crackdown, ostensibly to combat organised crime. Despite this, human rights violations have increased, as has the murder rate, making Ciudad Juárez on the northern border the most dangerous city on the planet. Meanwhile, the supply of cocaine, heroin, marijuana and methamphetamine has continued to grow. In this insightful and controversial book, Watt and Zepeda throw new light on the situation, contending that the 'war on drugs' in Mexico is in fact the pretext for a US-backed strategy to bolster unpopular neoliberal policies, a weak yet authoritarian government and a radically unfair status quo.

Politics, Neoliberalism and Violence in the New Narcoeconomy

Drug War Mexico

A century-old curse comes full circle... For a hundred years they have never forgiven, never forgotten. Now, the war between the Duffy and Macintosh dynasties will be brought to its stunning conclusion. Private Patrick Duffy was forced to flee Malaya as a child, and left orphaned when his mother died in Changi prison. Now, returning to fight a fearless enemy, he must confront the ghosts of his past if he is to find any hope for the future. Michael Macintosh is forging his own path to escape his mother's obsessive control. Sailor, soldier and mercenary, he will soon face war again, in the brutal jungles of Vietnam. Sarah Macintosh ruthlessly crushes anyone who gets in her way, and has vowed to destroy her sister-in-law, Jessica Duffy-Macintosh. Fixated on her own legacy, she has ignored her family's inheritance - a century-old curse, to be paid in blood... ''Watt once again blends his multi-character saga with key moments of history. Fast-paced and exciting, this is a fine piece of Australian fiction'' Canberra Weekly on While the Moon Burns

From The Stars Above (16pt Large Print Edition)

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.

The Silent Frontier

Danger, passion and bravery in nineteenth-century Australia, Europe and onto the battlefi eld of Kandahar. As the son of 'the Colonial', legendary Queen's Captain Ian Steele, Josiah Steele has big shoes to fill. Although his home in the colony of New South Wales is a world away, he dreams of one day travelling to England so he can study to be a commissioned officer in the Scottish Regiment. After cutting his teeth in business on the rough and ready goldfields of Far North Queensland's Palmer River, he finally realises his dream and travels to England, where he is accepted into the Sandhurst military academy. While in London he makes surprising new acquaintances - and runs into a few old ones he'd rather have left behind. From the Australian bush to the glittering palaces of London, from the arid lands of Afghanistan to the newly established Germany dominated by Prussian ideas of militarism, Josiah Steele must now forge his own path. Praise for Peter Watt: 'Australia's master of the historical fiction novel' - Canberra Weekly

The Colonial's Son

Das Land der unberührten, rauen Schönheit: Die große Australien-Saga »Blauer Himmel, rotes Land« von Peter Watt als eBook-Sammelband bei dotbooks. Australien im 19. Jahrhundert. Das Leben zweier Einwandererfamilien ist geprägt von einer erbitterten Fehde: Nichts scheint den gegenseitigen Hass der bodenständigen Duffys aus Irland und der wohlhabenden Macintoshs aus Schottland überwinden zu können – bis zwei ihrer Nachkommen ihre Liebe füreinander nicht länger leugnen wollen. So beginnt eine dramatische Familiensaga über das abenteuerliche Leben dreier Generationen im historischen Australien, ihre Ängste und Hoffnungen – und die Kraft der Liebe ... Ein fesselnder wie berührender Australien-Epos in der Tradition von Colleen McCulloughs Weltbestseller »Dornenvögel« und Di Morrisseys »Die Perlenzüchterin«! Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: »Roter Himmel, blaues Land« versammelt die komplette Australien-Saga von Peter Watt in einem Sammelband: »Weit wie der Horizont«, »Wer dem Wind folgt« und »Wenn der Sturm naht«. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Drei Romane in einem eBook: "Weit wie der Horizont", "Wer dem Wind folgt" und "Wenn der Sturm naht"

Blauer Himmel, rotes Land: Die große Australien-Saga

Leidenschaft, Intrigen und Hoffnung: »Weit wie der Horizont« ist der Auftakt der großen Australien-Saga von Peter Watt – jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Werden sie gemeinsam ihr Glück finden oder wird eine alte Feindschaft sie für immer voneinander trennen? Australien im 19. Jahrhundert: Zwischen zwei Einwandererfamilien entbrennt in Sydney eine erbitterte Fehde. Machtkampf, Intrigen und offene Feindseligkeiten bestimmen das Leben der bodenständigen irischen Duffys und der wohlhabenden schottischen Macintoshs. Doch dann knüpft die jüngere Generation gegen alle Konventionen zarte Bande: Fiona Macintosh und Michael Duffy fühlen sich sofort zueinander hingezogen. Fiona aber muss einen anderen heiraten, um den Wohlstand ihrer Familie zu sichern ... Ist Michaels und Fionas Liebe stärker als das Schicksal? Und kann sie den alten Hass ihrer Familien eines Tages doch noch überwinden? Ein großes Epos über das abenteuerliche Leben im Australien des 19. Jahrhunderts, eine unerbittliche Familienfehde – und ein junges Paar, dessen Liebe stärker ist als alles, was sich ihr entgegenstellt. »Ein wunderbares Buch ... Watt verbindet auf phantastische Weise Fakten mit Fiktion.« Daily News Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: »Weit wie der Horizont« ist der Auftakt der großen Australien-Saga von Peter Watt. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Roman

Weit wie der Horizont: Die große Australien-Saga - Band 1

Ein unerwartetes Wiedersehen ... Das ergreifende Australienepos »Wer dem Wind folgt« von Peter Watt – jetzt als eBook bei dotbooks. Australien im 19. Jahrhundert: Hals über Kopf musste Michael Duffy aus Sydney fliehen und seine große Liebe Fiona Macintosh zurücklassen. Als er ihr fernab der Heimat eines Tages gegenübersteht, erkennt die mittlerweile verheiratete Fiona ihn zunächst kaum wieder – doch ihre Gefühle füreinander können sie nicht leugnen. Sie beschließen, gemeinsam nach Hause zurückzukehren, denn Michael hat eine Rechnung zu begleichen: Der Mörder seines Vaters ist immer noch auf freiem Fuß. So beginnt eine epische Reise durch Australien voller Liebe, Verrat und tödlicher Gefahr ... Eine große Familiensaga über das abenteuerliche Leben im Australien des 19. Jahrhunderts, eine unerbittliche Familienfehde – und ein Paar, dessen Liebe stärker ist als alles, was sie voneinander trennt: »Abenteuer, Liebe und Intrigen machen diesen Roman zu einem satten Lesevergnügen.« Schweriner Volkszeitung Jetzt als eBook kaufen und genießen: »Wer dem Wind folgt« ist nach »Weit wie der Horizont« der zweite Teil der großen Australien-Saga von Peter Watt. Wer liest, hat mehr vom Leben: dotbooks – der eBook-Verlag.

Wer dem Wind folgt: Die große Australien-Saga - Band 2

Two men, sworn enemies, come face to face on the battlefields of France. When Jack Kelly, a captain in the Australian army, shows compassion towards his prisoner Paul Mann, a brave and high-ranking German officer, an unexpected bond is formed. But neither could imagine how their pasts and futures would become inextricably linked by one place: Papua. The Great War is finally over and both soldiers return to their once familiar lives, only to find that in their absences events have changed their respective worlds forever. In Australia, Jack is suddenly alone with a son he does not know and a future filled with uncertainty, while the photograph of a beautiful German woman he has never met fills his thoughts. Meanwhile the Germany that Paul had fought for is vanishing under the influence of an ambitious young man named Adolph Hitler, and he fears for the future of his family. A new beginning beckons them both in a beautiful but dangerous land where rivers of gold are as legendary as the fearless, cannibalistic tribes, and where fortunes can be made and lost as quickly as a life. Papua.

Papua: The Papua

'One of Australia's best historical fiction authors' Canberra Weekly Peter Watt brings to the fore all the passion, adventure and white-knuckle battle scenes that made his beloved Duffy and Macintosh novels so popular. It is 1857. 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... PRAISE FOR THE QUEEN'S TIGER 'Watt has a true knack for producing captivating historical adventures filled with action, intrigue and family drama' Canberra Weekly

The Queen's Tiger: Colonial Series Book 2

The third novel in the compelling Duffy and Macintosh series. "The home grown version of Wilbur Smith" The Sunday Age A deadly family curse holds two families in its powerful grip. Captain Patrick Duffy's passions are inflamed by the mysterious Irishwoman Catherine Fitzgerald, further pitting him against his father, Michael Duffy, and his adoring but scheming grandmother, Lady Enid Macintosh. On the rugged Queensland frontier, Native Mounted Police trooper Peter Duffy is torn between his loyal bond with Gordon James, the love of his sister, Sarah, and the blood of his mother's people, the Nerambura tribe. Two men, the women who love them and a dreadful curse that still inextricably links the lives of the Macintoshes and the Duffys culminate in a stunning addition to the series featuring Cry of the Curlew and Shadow of the Osprey. PRAISE FOR THE SERIES "A rousing and revealing yarn" Weekend Australian "the historical detail brings the ... 19th century to rip-roaring life" The Australian "Watt's fans love his work for its history, adventure and storytelling" Brisbane News

Flight of the Eagle: The Frontier

In October 1863, Ian Steele, having taken on the identity of Captain Samuel Forbes, is fighting the Pashtun on the north-west frontier in India. Half a world away, the real Samuel Forbes is a lieutenant in the 3rd New York Volunteers and is facing the Confederates at the Battle of Mission Ridge in Tennessee. Neither is aware their lives will change beyond recognition in the year to come. In London, Ella, the love of Ian's life, is unhappily married to Count Nikolai Kasatkin. As their relationship sours further, she tries to reclaim the son she and Ian share, but Nikolai makes a move that sees the boy sent far from Ella's reach. As 1864 dawns, Ian is posted to the battlefields of the Waikato in New Zealand, where he comes face to face with an old nemesis. As the ten-year agreement between Steele and Forbes nears its end, their foe is desperate to catch them out and cruel all their hopes for the future...

The Queen's Captain: Colonial Series Book 3

A new war, a new generation and an old enemy meet in this thrilling and poignant novel of love, loss and hope written by the bestselling author of Papua. Jack Kelly and Paul Mann have survived one world war-will they survive another? When the Japanese threaten to invade the Pacific the two men know that they must do everything in their power to protect their country, and their loved ones from an ambitious and merciless enemy.Lukas Kelly and Karl Mann are like brothers-just like their fathers-and both are determined to do their part for the Australian cause. While Karl works undercover in espionage, Lukas trains to be a pilot. The two men have also inherited their father's passionate nature, and romantic entanglements raise the stakes even further. Four men, with ties closer than blood fight to hold on to love, and a world that is gradually disappearing. When the war finally explodes terrible tragedies, courageous deeds and enduring friendships will change their lives forever.

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