The Wayfinder

<p><b>A historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people''s queen.<br><br></b><i>The Wayfinder </i>is an epic, sweeping novel set in the Polynesian islands of the South Pacific during the height of the Tu’i Tonga Empire. At its heart is Kōrero, a young girl chosen to save her people from the brink of starvation. Her quest takes her from her remote island home on a daring seafaring journey across a vast ocean empire built on power, consumption, and bloodshed.<br><br>With the grandeur of <i>Wolf Hall</i>, <i>Shogun</i>, and <i>War and Peace</i>, <i>The Wayfinder</i> immerses readers in a world untouched by Western influence, evoking the lost art of oral storytelling. Far from a conventional swashbuckling adventure, it conjures a world of outrigger canoes and celestial navigation, weaving a narrative that is as much about survival and self-discovery as it is about the sweeping history of the Tongan people.<br><br>In this monumental literary work, Adam Johnson explores themes of indigeneity, ecological balance, and the resilience of humanity in the face of scarcity, marking the novel as a profound meditation on both individual and cultural legacy.</p>