The
TRAITORS

William Stuart Long

Here is the eagerly-awaited third volume in the spectacular series The Australians! Set against the background of colonial Australia and the rebellious Royal Marine Corps, THE TRAITORS continues the saga of two pioneer families, the Taggarts and the Dawsons. Jenny Taggart, a young widow, is reunited with her old friend and lover, Andrew Hawley. Andrew is forced to serve the irascible governor William Bligh during his tumultuous disputes with John Macarthur and the Corps officers. Despite these struggles Jenny and Andrew fight to build a better life within the young colony for their growing family.
   THE TRAITORS also introduces us to some interesting new characters including the beautiful, newly-arrived heiress Abigail Tempest, her sister Lucy and their devious guardian, Reverend Caleb Boskenna. We also learn more of Jenny's son Justin who, with his father's seafaring blood in his veins, longs for adventure. However love and loyalty bind him more strongly than any convict's chains . . .
   THE TRAITORS is the sequel to the international best-sellers THE EXILES and THE SETTLERS which, together, have sold more than two million copies.