The Wayfinder: A Novel
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Sell my copyAuthor: Adam Johnson
Title: The Wayfinder: A Novel
Binding: Hardcover
Number Of Pages: 736
Release Date: 2025-10-14
Details: A historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people's queen.
The Wayfinder is an epic, sweeping novel set in the Polynesian islands of the South Pacific during the height of the Tu'i Tonga Empire. At its heart is Korero, a young girl chosen to save her people from the brink of starvation. Her quest takes her from her remote island home on a daring seafaring journey across a vast ocean empire built on power, consumption, and bloodshed.
With the grandeur of Wolf Hall, Shogun, and War and Peace, The Wayfinder immerses readers in a world untouched by Western influence, evoking the lost art of oral storytelling. Far from a conventional swashbuckling adventure, it conjures a world of outrigger canoes and celestial navigation, weaving a narrative that is as much about survival and self-discovery as it is about the sweeping history of the Tongan people.
In this monumental literary work, Adam Johnson explores themes of indigeneity, ecological balance, and the resilience of humanity in the face of scarcity, marking the novel as a profound meditation on both individual and cultural legacy.
EAN: 9780374619572
Package Dimensions: Height: 9 Inches, Length: 5.999988 Inches, Weight: 1.00089866948 pounds, Width: 0.999998 Inches
Languages: en
