![]() ![]() The book starts pretty simple: we follow the Collector, a British political figure living close to Krishnapur who is just about to send his wife back to England because Indian air is not agreeing with her health. The first book in the series was Troubles (even though it’s technically set way after the events of this one), but there’s no connection between the stories aside from Farrell’s analysis of Britain’s declining power. Farrell’s Empire Trilogy, three books depicting the decline of the British Empire in different times and places. ![]() The Siege of Krishnapur is the second instalment in J.G. What begins as just news of general unrest in areas far away becomes a troubling reality when the rebellion reaches Krishnapur and Fleury finds himself trapped in a besieged compound together with his fellow English citizens, hoping to hold out long enough for reinforcements to come to the rescue. ![]() India 1857 – George Fleury is in Krishnapur to find a suitable match and hopefully be cured of his Romantic inclinations, in a period when the British empire is slowly losing its grip on the colonies. ![]()
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