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Wayne Johnston's last novel, The Colony of Unrequited Dreams, was acclaimed all round the world and established him as a major literary figure. Johnston's new novel will delight everyone who loved that book and bring him thousands of new readers. At the centre of The Second Century of Devlin Stead is the rivalry between Robert Peary and Frederick Cook to be the first American to reach the North Pole. Its protagonist, however, is Devlin Stead, a young man from St John's, Newfoundland. Devlin's mother dies when he is only five, in mysterious circumstances, and he endures a lonely childhood before discovering the truth about his patentage. That discovery transforms his life: he finds his true father and embarks on a journey of unbelievable risk. His adventure brings him celebrity, acclaim from New York 'society', real love, and finally, the truth about the bitter feud between two strange, driven men. The Second Century of Devlin Stead is a story of epic sweep, thrilling adventure and heartbreaking pathos. Johnston has harnessed the scope, energy and inventiveness of the nineteenth-century novel and channelled it through the haunting and eloquent voice of his hero. His descriptions of place, whether of the frozen Arctic wastes or teeming New York, have an extraordinary physicality and conviction, recreating a time when the wide world seemed to be there for the taking. A remarkable achievement that seamlessly weaves facts and fabrication, it continues the masterful reinvention of the historical novel that Wayne Johnston began with his lavishly praised The Colony of Unrequited Dreams.

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An ambitious, stately, far-flung and sometimes sly account of back-stabbing polar exploration . . .enjoyably exotic The New York Times
By the time he s finished describing this remarkable adventure, Johnson has braved the coldest spot on earth but delivered us to a place of genuine warmth. Christian Science Monitor
[Johnston] finds breathtaking poetry in the ice of the Arctic and rich drama in the politics of polar exploration. -- New York Daily News
A masterpiece . . . Johnston is a master plotter whose wise words sting and stab. Entertainment Weekly
Beautiful, evocative . . . Johnston is an accomplished storyteller, with a gift for both description and character. . . . Arctic exploration, first love, and family secrets blend perfectly. Booklist
A historical novel with a resonant significance for the present. . . . The detail in The Navigator of New York is exact and gripping. . . . It is good that people write novels like this: bold, fat, story and character-led, filled with traditional novelistic virtues. The Ottawa Citizen

Generously stuffed with crisp writing, rich characterizations, and haunting descriptions of the harsh beauty of the Arctic. . . . Johnston is a great novelist in the making. Kirkus Reviews (starred)
It is a great pleasure to see Johnston continue to work this fictional territory he has discovered and claimed, with much finer results than the claiming and discovery of physical landmarks by such navigators as Cook and Peary. Toronto Star
Johnston has written yet another historical novel worth faking the flu and staying in bed to read. . . . As Stead emerges a richer character at the end, so, too, will you. Chatelaine
The thrill of polar exploration, the beauty and terror of glaciers, and the horror of the long Arctic nights are splendidly evoked. The secrets . . . are slowly revealed, adding intrigue and suspense. Library Journal
A captivating narrative that delves into both the noble and the seedier aspects of the human need to discover and explore. . . . Johnston s ability to illuminate historical settings and situations continues to grow with each book, and this powerful effort is his best to date. Publishers Weekly (starred)
Johnston writes evocatively of 19th-century Victorian Newfoundland and bustling turn-of-the-century New York. . . . Spellbinding. Toronto Globe and Mail
A daring, complex quest tale. . . . Love holds sway twice and death takes several surly bows while the stage is cleared for the poignant finale. And all the time, invisibly present, Wayne Johnston himself, the novel s sprite, obsessed with obsession, with driven men, has so much fun you just have to join in. The Scotsman (Edinburgh)"

"An ambitious, stately, far-flung and sometimes sly account of back-stabbing polar exploration . . .enjoyably exotic" -The New York Times

"By the time he's finished describing this remarkable adventure, Johnson has braved the coldest spot on earth but delivered us to a place of genuine warmth."--Christian Science Monitor

"[Johnston] finds breathtaking poetry in the ice of the Arctic and rich drama in the politics of polar exploration."-- New York Daily News

"A masterpiece . . . Johnston is a master plotter whose wise words sting and stab."--Entertainment Weekly

"Beautiful, evocative . . . Johnston is an accomplished storyteller, with a gift for both description and character. . . . Arctic exploration, first love, and family secrets blend perfectly." -Booklist

"A historical novel with a resonant significance for the present. . . . The detail in The Navigator of New York is exact and gripping. . . . It is good that people write novels like this: bold, fat, story and character-led, filled with traditional novelistic virtues." -The Ottawa Citizen

"Generously stuffed with crisp writing, rich characterizations, and haunting descriptions of the harsh beauty of the Arctic. . . . Johnston is a great novelist in the making." -Kirkus Reviews (starred)

"It is a great pleasure to see Johnston continue to work this fictional territory he has discovered and claimed, with much finer results than the claiming and discovery of physical landmarks by such 'navigators' as Cook and Peary." -Toronto Star

"Johnston has written yet another historical novel worth faking the flu and staying in bed to read. . . . As Stead emerges a richer character at the end, so, too, will you." -Chatelaine

"The thrill of polar exploration, the beauty and terror of glaciers, and the horror of the long Arctic nights are splendidly evoked. The secrets . . . are slowly revealed, adding intrigue and suspense." -Library Journal

"A captivating narrative that delves into both the noble and the seedier aspects of the human need to discover and explore. . . . Johnston's ability to illuminate historical settings and situations continues to grow with each book, and this powerful effort is his best to date." -Publishers Weekly (starred)

"Johnston writes evocatively of 19th-century Victorian Newfoundland and bustling turn-of-the-century New York. . . . Spellbinding." -Toronto Globe and Mail

"A daring, complex quest tale. . . . Love holds sway twice and death takes several surly bows while the stage is cleared for the poignant finale. And all the time, invisibly present, Wayne Johnston himself, the novel's sprite, obsessed with obsession, with driven men, has so much fun you just have to join in." -The Scotsman (Edinburgh)
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'A stunning saga of betrayals, blizzards, atonement and ice... A rare talent, and one on par with those of both Thomas Hardy and William Maxwell' - Independent on Sunday

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