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For fans of The 7 1⁄2 Deaths of Evelyn Hardcastle and David Mitchell, a genre bending, time twisting alternative history that asks whether it's worth changing the past to save the future, even if it costs you everyone you've ever loved. Joe Tournier has a bad case of amnesia. His first memory is of stepping off a train in the nineteenth-century French colony of England. The only clue Joe has about his identity is a century-old postcard of a Scottish lighthouse that arrives in London the same month he does. Written in illegal English—instead of French—the postcard is signed only with the letter "M," but Joe is certain whoever wrote it knows him far better than he currently knows himself, and he's determined to find the writer. The search for M, though, will drive Joe from French-ruled London to rebel-owned Scotland and finally onto the battle ships of a lost empire's Royal Navy. Swept out to sea with a hardened British sea captain named Kite, who might know more about Joe's past than he's willing to let on, Joe will remake history, and himself. From bestselling author Natasha Pulley, The Kingdoms is an epic, romantic, wildly original novel that bends genre as easily as it twists time.
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Is The Kingdoms appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 16 and up.
Adult literary science fiction with time travel and alternate history elements features naval warfare, romantic tension between male characters, and complex themes of identity and colonialism. Violence is battlefield-level but not graphically detailed.
What to know going in
This book has moderate violence, moderate sexual content, and mild language. Content notes include amnesia, war, and violence.
Who'll love this
Teens who love mind-bending time travel mysteries and alternative history will be captivated by Joe's quest to uncover his past across different timelines.