Imperial Harvest

by Bruce Pascoe

Yen Se has lost everything to the Khan's brutality.

Left with one eye and one arm, he is forced out of his home village to work in the city as a horse handler. Witness to the Khan's violent crusade, their raids sweeping across Eurasia, he travels with the theatre of war, but exists outside of it; stunned every morning to find himself alive.

Yen Se moves randomly across Europe with a loose band of survivors – men who think of survival, men who think of resistance, and women who dare to dream of peace. This is the story of war, but more importantly, of hope.

Genres: Audiobook, Fiction, Historical Fiction

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About the author

Bruce Pascoe was born of Bunurong and Tasmanian Aboriginal heritage in the Melbourne suburb of Richmond and graduated from the University of Melbourne with a Bachelor of Education. He is a member of the Wathaurong Aboriginal Co-operative of southern Victoria and has been the director of the Australian Studies Project for the Commonwealth Schools Commission.

Bruce has had a varied career as a teacher, farmer, fisherman, barman, fencing contractor, lecturer, Aboriginal language researcher, archaeological site worker and editor.

He won the Fellowship of Australian Writers´ Literature Award in 1999 and his novel Fog a Dox (published by Magabala Books in 2012), won the Young Adult category of the 2013 Prime Minister's Literary Awards.
Source: http://brucepascoe.com.au/about/

Reviews

[Rowland · Rating 3 out of 5]

I hoped for more on the Mongol Empire as it headed west and encountered the Teutonic Knights, but this was glossed over. At about the time Tsinghis suddenly died, changed to the return journey of the main character. All in all not a bad novel but I feel that something was missing.

[Elle on the Shelf · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved the span of this book in terms of the timeline and the geography that it covered. I felt as if I was observing the entire life of the characters and the relationships they formed. I did find the

[Wayne · Rating 1 out of 5]

Again, another work of fiction. Dark Emu was an absolute work of fantasy. This one is somewhat believable even tho it is fiction but Dark Emu is straight out of fantasy land.

[Suz Bennett]

An epic story of war and its survivors and the search for safety and peace. Serious messsage in it about war and brutality and better ways of living.

[Deb · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 a better rating. This kept my interest but I felt I was missing something.