Focusing on the relationship between the British and the First Nations people, A Soldier, a Sailor and Arabanoo recounts the early days of the Sydney colony and  plants the seeds that gradually grow to its gripping and dramatic climax.

Peter Stewart is a former History and English teacher who has spent his life searching and writing about the "colvasion" (colonisation/invasion) of Australia. His other historical novel, Demons at Dusk: Massacre at Myall Creek was a thoroughly researched account of the infamous 1838 massacre and he is considered one of the leading experts on the massacre.

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