Tam's Tale
Will be published approx. on 7. May 2026
Book
Hardback
256 pages
978-1-912945-56-6 (ISBN)
Description
Tam leaves home, finds a mysterious golden eye, and is guided by Ned through forests and dangers.
He survives a shipwreck, is cared for by Binty and Toesy, and learns about the prophecy and the tyranny in Colonia.
Tam and Ned travel together, meeting allies and encountering threats, including Ruth and Kyte.
Tam and Kristine meet at the monastery, each possessing a golden eye, and learn they are destined to fulfill the prophecy.
They journey to Colonia, disguised as runaways, with Archie and Oscar's help.
The group infiltrates Colonia, where Tam is captured and forced to fight wolves in the Game of Death.
Kristine, Mrs. Percival, and allies orchestrate a rebellion, using gunpowder to destroy the militia's stronghold.
Tam survives the Game of Death with help from Kristine and others.
The golden eyes are restored to Saint Justin's statue, fulfilling the prophecy.
The Thorn dynasty falls: Simon is killed, Logan is wounded, Laetitia is left powerless.
Colonia is liberated; a new, more just order is established with Kristine as queen and Tam as her companion.
He survives a shipwreck, is cared for by Binty and Toesy, and learns about the prophecy and the tyranny in Colonia.
Tam and Ned travel together, meeting allies and encountering threats, including Ruth and Kyte.
Tam and Kristine meet at the monastery, each possessing a golden eye, and learn they are destined to fulfill the prophecy.
They journey to Colonia, disguised as runaways, with Archie and Oscar's help.
The group infiltrates Colonia, where Tam is captured and forced to fight wolves in the Game of Death.
Kristine, Mrs. Percival, and allies orchestrate a rebellion, using gunpowder to destroy the militia's stronghold.
Tam survives the Game of Death with help from Kristine and others.
The golden eyes are restored to Saint Justin's statue, fulfilling the prophecy.
The Thorn dynasty falls: Simon is killed, Logan is wounded, Laetitia is left powerless.
Colonia is liberated; a new, more just order is established with Kristine as queen and Tam as her companion.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Illustrations
76 colour and b/w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-912945-56-6 (9781912945566)
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Person
Michael Findlay was born in Scotland in 1945. Since the early 1960s he has been based in New York as an art dealer, in 1968 becoming the Director of one of the first galleries in the SoHo district. Subsequently he worked for Christies on its Board of Directors, and has supervised several major art collections.
A published poet, Findlay has also written a number of books on the art trade, the most recent, Portrait of the Art Dealer as a Young Man, published by Prestel in 2024. Tam's Tale is his first novel.
He has two children and is married to the contemporary quilt artist Victoria Findlay Wolfe. They live in Manhattan and East Hampton, New York.
A published poet, Findlay has also written a number of books on the art trade, the most recent, Portrait of the Art Dealer as a Young Man, published by Prestel in 2024. Tam's Tale is his first novel.
He has two children and is married to the contemporary quilt artist Victoria Findlay Wolfe. They live in Manhattan and East Hampton, New York.