Tonguez
A suffusion of yellow
A Providence of War by Joshua Taumoefolau
a self published historical fiction epic that encapsulates the Tongan Maritime Empire during the reign of Tuitatui (the real 11th king of Tui-Tonga) (circa a thousand years ago). The story has a solid historic base and tells a good story spanning Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and across to Rarotonga. It mixes history, fiction and fantasy upon the politics and warfare that threatens to tear the mighty Empire apart and demi-god Maui Atalanga plays a role too.
It also has a youtube trailer
[video=youtube;nSKiqceAQSc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSKiqceAQSc[/video]
I read the novelisation of Disneys Moana too and this provides a refreshing contrast on the same setting
a self published historical fiction epic that encapsulates the Tongan Maritime Empire during the reign of Tuitatui (the real 11th king of Tui-Tonga) (circa a thousand years ago). The story has a solid historic base and tells a good story spanning Fiji, Tonga, Samoa and across to Rarotonga. It mixes history, fiction and fantasy upon the politics and warfare that threatens to tear the mighty Empire apart and demi-god Maui Atalanga plays a role too.
It also has a youtube trailer
[video=youtube;nSKiqceAQSc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSKiqceAQSc[/video]
I read the novelisation of Disneys Moana too and this provides a refreshing contrast on the same setting