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Sarawak
Sarawak
combines diligent research and attention to historical
detail with romance, adventure and gripping action
to weave an extraordinary story of intrigue and high
adventure as two men, worlds and cultures apart, clash
in their quest to control the most savage and inhospitable
land on earth, Sarawak. James Brooke, a young English
aristocrat grows up with dreams of fortunes to be
made in the Far East. To realize his dream, James
turns his back on a life of ease and comfort, breaks
a promise to his father, renounces love, and through
fate and the force of his indomitable will, finds
himself in one of the most hostile and primitive environments
on earth and face to face with Awang Api, a cruel
and fiery Malay nobleman who covets Sarawak for himself
and is willing to do anything to achieve it. Only
one man will eventually rule Sarawak, but will the
personal price he has paid been too great?
Jerry
D. Mohrlang's Biography:
Upon
graduation from the University of Colorado, Jerry
D. Mohrlang became a Peace Corps Volunteer and was
stationed in Sarawak, Malaysia where he lived and
worked with many of the indigenous tribes mentioned
in his novel, Sarawak. Mr. Mohrlang has published
a number of poems, has written numerous technical
manuals and has authored a weekly newspaper column.
Jerry currently resides with his wife in Battlement
Mesa, Colorado.
Epic
tale, extremely well written!
Sarawak by Jerry D. Mohrlang is an extremely well
written epic tale. Mohrlang has crafted a story
that takes the reader back 200 years to a land that
was the epitome of uncivilized. This story feels
real, seems authentic and true to the way it must
have been back then in Sarawak, Malaysia. And if
it isn't, the writer is so good at penning a novel,
he makes it all unmistakingly believable. The senses
are all entertained as well as satisfied with Morlang's
knowledge of what he writes about. Descriptions
are so attended to, the reader will want to taste
the padi (rice) balls and fish wrapped in banana
leaves and cringe when the blood oozes onto the
parang (thick sword) during battle, of which there
are many graphically portrayed throughout this amazing
saga of life, death, conquest, social change, and
savage vs. civilized. I highly recommend this literary
masterpiece. - Lynn Barry
Your
book has been a delight to read!
It awaits my next visit to our peaceful Alabama
lakeside. Early in the morning, when the mist still
hangs above our lake, I take your book and a cup
of coffee and I sit in a comfortable rocking chair
and read. Thank you for the escape to the wilds
of Sarawak and the colorful characters I find there.
If I look at the mist in just the right way, I can
see boats full of tribesmen paddling towards me
(which, of course, makes me want to jump up and
run!!! I look forward to your next effort."
- Candice
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