FORTUNE'S SOLDIER

A novel by the author of the Empire of the Moghul series, one of power, ambition and corruption as the British East India Company rises. An old empire is at war with itself. It is 1744 in Scotland and young Nicholas Ballantyne's life is turned upside down when his uncle, caught up in events far beyond his control, announces that for his own safety Nicholas is to set sail for India immediately to join the East India Company. After decades of struggle the Company is ready to expand. Nicholas and his new friend and colleague the mercurial Robert Clive rise quickly within the Company's ranks, masterminding plans to counter French designs in India, but the fight for India will only be resolved in battle on the fields of Plassey. The two armies draw up for the climactic encounter. For Robert and Nicholas commanding the Company's forces this will be their making or their end. Brilliantly crafted, the novel brings to life the momentous events that shook India in the mid-18th century. 385 page paperback.