The Queen's Captain

Set against the backdrop of 1863, the story intertwines the lives of Ian Steele, who assumes the identity of Captain Samuel Forbes while battling the Pashtun in India, and the real Forbes, engaged in the Civil War in Tennessee. Meanwhile, Ella, Ian's love, struggles in her marriage to Count Nikolai Kasatkin and seeks to reclaim their son. As Ian faces challenges in New Zealand and the agreement between him and Forbes nears its end, their hopes for the future are threatened by a relentless adversary.