An exciting new historical novel.<\/p>\n
Every so often a long-lost manuscript from the dusty shelves of an obscure archive to challenge our entrenched views of former times, far-off places, exotic peoples. Such a lucky find by a pair of Bangkok-based expats forms the subject of this book, a work of historical fiction. Binding the tattered tapestry of fact with filaments of fiction, this book brings to life the dramatic events of a near forgotten place and time of battles, subterfuge, and broken alliances in a manner that rivals classic histories of the past.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
An exciting, well-researched historical novel set during a fascinating time in Thai history, combining fact with fiction.
Editor’s Preface 7
\nTranslators’ Prologue 9 Provenance \/ Translation \/ Reunion
\nDiogo’s Testament 29 Ayutthaya \/ Macau \/ Santa Cruz \/ Rosario \/ Sampheng
\nThe Diogo Chronicle 53 1. Death of a Dynasty 59
\nTreachery \/ Abdication \/ Deliverance \/ Catastrophe
\n2. Burmese Ramayana 85
\nInvasion \/ Siege \/ Defeat \/ Captivity
\n3. Upstart Regime 111
\nComrades \/ Elites \/ Reconstruction \/ Reintegration
\n4. Royal Scoundrels 139
\nPretensions \/ Conspiracies \/ Exile \/ Requital
\n5. Warlords of the South Seas 167
\nConquest \/ Détente \/ Asylum \/ Retribution
\n6. Turning Point 189
\nSubterfuge \/ Invasion \/ Gauntlet \/ Breakout
\n7. Reign Change 215
\nDistractions \/ Disorder \/ Coup \/ Countercoup
\nTranslators’ Epilogue 249
\nPostscript \/ Coda
\nEndnotes 261
\nBibliography 279
\nList of Maps and Tables 285
\nAcknowledgements 286<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":61910,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":""},"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[21064],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-59679","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-sport-recreation","7":"author-by-author-edward-van-roy","8":"publisher-river-books","10":"first","11":"instock","12":"shipping-taxable","13":"purchasable","14":"product-type-simple"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n