★★★★★   Wonderful addition to the old world history
- Leanne Clancy, Melbourne, Australia

★★★★★   A most engrossing tale. My friend is a descendant but I found I couldn’t put it down .. Well researched and written. Jack Murphy, Australia 

​★★★★★   Historical adventure brought to life; an immersive and absorbing experience. The author has skilfully woven actual events and drama with historical adventure. The research invested in this book is evident. This coupled with the author’s irrefutable ability to bring characters and crucial occurrences to life with his wonderfully descriptive narrative, makes for a most immersive and engaging reading experience.  Heather Sharp, UK

​★★★★★  Historical adventure brought to life; an immersive and absorbing experience.  The Helot’s Tale begins in 1814, in the smog laden streets of London, against a backdrop of a harsh unjust Dickensian society, lorded over by the elite of London. Robert Bright and Mary-Anne Goulding struggle to survive. They are destined to meet, but their paths yet to cross. Separately they are convicted of the most menial of crimes and transported to Van Diemen’s Land, to serve their sentences. Their stories, which twist and turn intriguingly, deserve to be told and cherished and the author has skilfully woven actual events and drama with historical adventure.

​★★★★★ A most interesting and entertaining read.  I could not put the book down once I started reading. Fascinating and very well researched, it really enlightened me on an awful practice used by the British Justice system, the transporting of people accused of relatively petty crimes to years of exile on the other side of the world and the incredible hardships they experienced getting there.

★★★★★ Very Informative, interesting and transports you back in time. I enjoyed this book and found myself transported back in time, empathising with the people and becoming indignant at the injustices and treatment of people by those in authority. Very informative, interesting and well researched.

I was so excited to receive your books today! I can't wait to get into the Redemption book having finished Downfall a week or two ago!

★★★★★   A most interesting and entertaining read.  I could not put the book down once I started reading. Fascinating and very well researched, it really enlightened me on an awful practice used by the British Justice system, the transporting of people accused of relatively petty crimes to years of exile on the other side of the world and the incredible hardships they experienced getting there.  Jackie Poynter, US

★★★   Worth reading 😎  A well-researched and detailed history of the lives of convicts in Australia in the 1830’s which leaves you hoping for the next volume. There are many echoes of Dickens in the detail, language and well-researched background of this story, The Helots Tale. The author builds a complex introduction to a narrative that will be continued in a future book, building on the historical facts of two real characters, Robert Bright and Mary Ann Goulding. History buffs will relish the details of English social history as the story unfolds. The early chapters switch from one family in Shoreditch to the other in Cambridge and we follow the parallel stories of Robbie and Mary Ann as they grow up in poverty and hardship, leading to their petty crimes and subsequent conviction and transportation to Van Dieman’s Land, now Tasmania. Throughout the book are fascinating descriptions.  The book ends with an appendix of historical details on which the book is based and a glossary of some of the terms used, giving weight and authenticity to this very satisfying history of Australia’s convict beginnings.  Susan Broidy -  Reedsy Discovery review, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

★★★★★   I have only just started Book 2 last night and am loving it! I was so excited to receive your books today! Thank you so much, I can’t wait to get into the Redemption book having finished the first book a week or two ago! 
Nicki Renfrey, Victoria, Australia

★★★★★   This is an amazing book.  This book everything is good. The author did an amazing work to publish this kind of book.  Also this book is a helpful books. I really happy to read it. Everyone need to must listen this book.  I want to recommended this book for all reader.  Thanks you so much. Sandip Mondol – Net Galley review