A tale of treachery, lust and conflict, it spans almost 500
years and covers the respective discoveries of New Zealand by Pacific Islanders
and Europeans.
New Zealand: A Novel
By Lance Morcan
Genre: Historical Romantic Adventure
New Zealand: A Novel spans almost 500 years and
covers the respective discoveries of New Zealand by Pacific Islanders and
Europeans. From the outset the two stories are interposed. It starts in the
1300’s with the departure of Islanders from Hawaiki in search of land far to
the south.
The hardy, brown-skinned people who arrive here first call
themselves Maori and they call their new home Aotearoa –
land of the long, white cloud. The fascinating, eventful and sometimes violent
lives of descendants of those first arrivals are traced through the centuries
until the arrival of Europeans aboard Captain James Cook’s bark the Endeavour.
Cook names the new land New Zealand.
Maoris call the white intruders pakeha. Their
arrival heralds a clash of two vastly different ideologies as European
civilization collides head on with indigenous culture.
The misunderstandings, tension and bloodshed that follow are
relayed as seen through the eyes of one of the Endeavour’s youngest and most
engaging crewmembers, Surgeon’s Assistant Nicholas Young, as the vessel embarks
on its historic circumnavigation of the country.
Amidst the life-threatening challenges Nicholas faces at sea
and on land, the young man finds true love when he meets Anika, a beautiful
Maori princess who steals his heart.
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New Zealand novelist and screenwriter Lance Morcan is a
prolific author with more than 35 published fiction and non-fiction books to
his credit as well as several screenplay adaptations of his work. A former
journalist and newspaper editor, he regularly writes in collaboration with his
son James Morcan, and their books are published by Sterling Gate Books.
The father-and-son team's published books include the new
release horror Silent Fear (A novel inspired by true crimes) and the
bestselling historical adventures White Spirit, Fiji: A Novel and Into the
Americas. They also have several series including The Orphan Trilogy, an
international thriller series, the globetrotting action-romance series The
World Duology, and the controversial non-fiction franchise The Underground
Knowledge Series, which includes Genius Intelligence and The Catcher in the Rye
Enigma.
Several of their books have been regular visitors to
Amazon's bestseller lists over the years.
An additional non-fiction title they're especially proud of is
Debunking Holocaust Denial Theories, which was written in collaboration with
Holocaust survivors to document the genocide.
Lance's first solo-authored novel, a historical
adventure-romance titled New Zealand: A Novel, was published late 2024.
Spanning almost 500 years, this novel covers the respective discoveries of New
Zealand by Pacific Islanders and Europeans. From the outset the two stories are
interposed. It starts in the 1300’s with the departure of Islanders from
Hawaiki in search of land far to the south. Researching and writing this epic
was literally half a century in the making for Lance who described the task as
"A labour of love that spanned 50 years.”
The Morcans’ production entity, Morcan Motion Pictures, has several feature films in early development, including adaptations of Silent Fear, Into the Americas, and White Spirit.
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