A historical epic about a girl from a remote Tongan island who becomes her people’s queen. The Wayfinder is an epic,sweeping novel set in the Polynesian islands of the South Pacific during the height of the TuΓÇÖi Tonga Empire. At its heart is Kōreroa young girl chosen to save her people from the brink of starvation. Her quest takes her from her remote island home on a daring seafaring journey across a vast ocean empire built on powerconsumptionand bloodshed. With the grandeur of Wolf HallShogunand War and PeaceThe Wayfinder immerses readers in a world untouched by Western influenceevoking the lost art of oral storytelling. Far from a conventional swashbuckling adventureit conjures a world of outrigger canoes and celestial navigationweaving a narrative that is as much about survival and self-discovery as it is about the sweeping history of the Tongan people. In this monumental literary workAdam Johnson explores themes of indigeneityecological balanceand the resilience of humanity in the face of scarcitymarking the novel as a profound meditation on both individual and cultural legacy.
