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Where to Begin

The Kenyalang Series tells the story of love, family and togetherness across novels, novellas, and short stories . The novels form the spine; each one a complete story, each one advancing the lives of Samuel, Julian, and Ravi through the vanishing world of the Edwardian Malay Archipelago.

The novellas and short stories are companions to that world rather than chapters in it. Some are set before the events of the first novel, but they are best encountered after you have read Book 1:The Kenyalang when the characters are already known to you, and the earlier glimpses of their lives carry the weight they deserve.

You, of course, may read in any order.

The Novels

Book 1

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England, British India & Singapore

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November to December 1910

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Jesselton, British North Borneo & Kuching, Sarawak

March to June 1912

The Heart of Borneo

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Book cover titled 'The Kenyalang: A Colonial Intelligence Service Novel, Book 1' by Jasper Brooke. The background features an old map of Borneo, with a decorative wooden carving of a hornbill bird in the foreground.

The Kenyalang

Book 2

Book cover for 'The Heart of Borneo' by Jasper Brooke, featuring a traditional tribal man in ceremonial attire holding a spear, standing on a beach with palm trees in the background.

Novella & Short Stories

1900 to 1902

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Short Story

A woman stands outside a beige tent in a desert landscape, holding a small, green, toy-like object in her hand, wearing a cream blouse and olive skirt, with a serious expression.

Companion in Cairo

Short Story

Novella

Book cover titled 'In Every Prospect' with a view of a sunset over a desert landscape, a vintage lantern, a metal mug, an inkwell, and an old leather book on a wooden table.

In Every Prospect

Elegant gold and beige decorative border with floral and scroll motifs on a black background.

1882 to 1910

A gold ornamental design with a pointed arrow on the left, intricate swirling patterns, and lines extending to the right.

1898 to 1910

Meena's Son

Meena’s Son

Book 3

Book cover titled 'The Chartered Men' for 'The Kenyalang Series Book 3' by Jasper Brooke, showing a black-and-white photograph of five men in military and formal attire sitting at a dining table in an elegant room with portraits on the wall and a coat of arms above the fireplace.
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Singapore

September 1914 to May 1915

The Chartered Men

Book 4

Two men dressed in period-appropriate attire stand in a vintage room with ornate wallpaper, paintings, and antique furniture. One man wears a black suit with a bow tie and holds a hat, while the other is in a white suit holding a white helmet. The image is a book cover titled "The Seventh Earl" by Jasper Brooke, labeled as "A Colonial Intelligence Service Novel."

Book 4

Black background with a stylized, swirling white line drawing of a mythical bird resembling a phoenix, with the phrase 'coming soon' in a decorative font beneath it.
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Jesselton & Sandakan, British North Borneo

July 1915 to December 1916

The 7th Earl Pembroke

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Bombay, British India

February 1917 to August 1917

The Lost Inheritance

Novella

BEYOND BEAUFORT

Beyond Beaufort

Short Story

A beige decorative frame with a vintage ornate design, featuring a pointed arrow-like end on the left and gold accents.

April 1911

The Man on Gaya Street

Ornate horizontal beige banner with gold decorative flourishes and accents.

September 1912

Short Story

The Butler & The Sleeper Agent

July & August 1914

A black background with a stylized illustration of a phoenix made of white swirls and lines. The phoenix is perched above the words "coming soon" in a decorative font, with swirling embellishments underneath.
A stylized illustration of a bird with intricate white swirling patterns on its body and a long, curled tail, perched above the words "coming soon" on a black background.