Griff Hosker's new book, East Indiaman, is the first in a series telling the story of soldiers and sailors serving the East India Company in the nineteenth century. It is now available worldwide in hardcover, paperback and for Kindle.
In the unforgiving docklands of east London, young orphan William must do all he can to survive. Like the other ‘wharf rats’, his life of petty crime is not a choice; it’s a necessity. But William’s misdeeds won’t remain hidden for long. When the boy unknowingly steals from a murderous pirate captain, escape is his only option. He is forced to stow away and begin a life that will take him to the far side of the world; a life as a soldier of the East India Company.
