Michael Thomas Holt

History's Most Unexpected Rise

CONSTANTINE

Twenty years of interruptions could not kill this novel. Moves across continents, global pandemics, and the chaos of life itself tried to stop Mike Holt from completing Constantine. But some stories demand to be told. The Greek boy who survived pirates, the trader who charmed kings, the lover who crossed oceans for one woman, he would not be silenced. Now readers can finally experience the sweeping historical epic that reviewers are already calling unforgettable.

About The Author

Mike Holt - The Man Who Lived the Journey

Some authors spend their entire lives in libraries researching stories. Mike Holt spent his living them.

Shortly after World War II ended, he moved from England to Gibraltar as a child before his mother took him and his sister by ship across the ocean to Australia. He attended high school in Penang, Malaysia, where the humid air carried the scent of spices, and the streets hummed with languages he would spend a lifetime learning to understand…

About The Book

Constantine

Some lives are too extraordinary to remain buried by history. Constantine Phaulkon lived one of those lives.

A Greek boy who watched pirates murder his parents. A penniless teenager who fled his shattered island in a small boat with nothing but a sword and a few coins. A young man who talked his way into the mighty East India Company and learned the trader’s art from masters. And finally, a trusted advisor who rose to become the second most powerful man in the Kingdom of Siam…

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Readers' Impressions

A glimpse into how this epic journey has inspired and captivated readers.

I picked up Constantine expecting a decent historical novel. What I got was a story that kept me up way past my bedtime. The pacing is incredible. Just when you think things are settling down, another adventure kicks off. Pirates, shipwrecks, court intrigue, it never stops. Mike Holt really knows how to keep you turning pages.

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