Dark Southern Sun is a story about love, friendship, and honor in the goldfields of old Australia.
In this sequel to Counter Currents, Ryan washes up on the southern shore of Australia near death in 1845. Rescued by two Wathaurung native children and nursed to health by their parents, his life and theirs are entwined through good and sorrow for the next ten years. Set against the historical backdrop of Australia’s formative years, Ryan witnesses the displacement of the Aboriginal people, and he faces the chaos of the world’s largest alluvial gold rush and the bloodshed of Australia’s only armed uprising. Throughout, two very different women—one white, one black—tug at his heart as he struggles from penury to prosperity. As he rises in social esteem as an astute businessman and cunning streetfighter, Ryan creates two bitter enemies—one white, one black. In time, they set aside their vast racial and emotional hatreds and combine forces. Can Ryan survive their vicious attempt to destroy him and save the good life he has built?
The paperback and ebook are available at my author page at Amazon.com and national affiliates, including Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.ca. In Australia, the ebook is at Amazon.com.au and the paperback at Fishpond. The paperback is always available at the printer, Createspace https://www.
Shaun J. McLaughlin
History Blogger www.raidersandrebels.com
An epub version via Smashwords will be available in the spring of 2015.
About the Author (from Goodreads)
I maintain two history blogs: one on the Patriot War (www.raidersandrebels.com); and, one on William Johnston, the Thousand Islands legend (www.piratebilljohnston.com).
A researcher, journalist and technical writer for over thirty years, with a master’s degree in journalism, I live on a hobby farm in Eastern Ontario.
In 2012, I published two books:
- the "Patriot War Along the New York-Canada Border" (a history book)
- and "Counter Currents" (a historical novel). It received the 2013 silver medal for Historical Literature Fiction from Global Ebook Awards.
Both tell the story of the Patriot War along the St. Lawrence River in 1838.
In 2013, I published a second history book, the "Patriot War Along the Michigan Canada Border." It was a finalist in the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the historical non-fiction category.
In December 2014, I published a sequel to Counter Currents, Dark Southern Sun.
You can get more info at: www.raidersandrebelspress.com.
A researcher, journalist and technical writer for over thirty years, with a master’s degree in journalism, I live on a hobby farm in Eastern Ontario.
In 2012, I published two books:
- the "Patriot War Along the New York-Canada Border" (a history book)
- and "Counter Currents" (a historical novel). It received the 2013 silver medal for Historical Literature Fiction from Global Ebook Awards.
Both tell the story of the Patriot War along the St. Lawrence River in 1838.
In 2013, I published a second history book, the "Patriot War Along the Michigan Canada Border." It was a finalist in the 2014 Next Generation Indie Book Awards in the historical non-fiction category.
In December 2014, I published a sequel to Counter Currents, Dark Southern Sun.
You can get more info at: www.raidersandrebelspress.com.
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