Jonathan Mills has spent his career quietly brokering the world's most impossible peace. Then a bomb tears through a Doha conference suite, and he is the only one who walks out.
Six months later, he has retreated to a centuries-old Hampshire cottage, feeding ducks by a mill stream, trying to decide whether the silence is healing him or hiding him. When a contact from the American Embassy arrives with a warning — they haven't moved on; you survived — Jonathan knows the world isn't finished with him yet.
But before he can face what's coming, he needs to find solid ground again. A neglected metal detector leaning in a garage offers an unlikely answer: the quiet discipline of listening to the earth, of learning to tell noise from meaning. In the fields around the thousand-year-old village of Dogmersfield — ground that once hosted Tudor kings and papal emissaries — he begins, one careful signal at a time, to recover himself. Bent nails. Twisted wire. The occasional small miracle of a Tudor silver coin or a gold-plated button emerging from the soil after centuries in the dark.
Then, near the banks of a forgotten pond, a signal comes back different.
What begins as a distraction becomes an obsession, and the obsession leads somewhere dangerous: toward a version of English history that powerful institutions have spent five hundred years ensuring no one would uncover, and toward the question of whether a man who has already survived one attempt on his life is willing to risk another.
The King's Signal is about what it takes to surface the truth, from the ground, from history, and from yourself.
Some truths were meant to stay buried.
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M. Dane Waters is a creative storyteller, filmmaker, and advocate for wildlife conservation. Having lived and worked across six continents and over 100 countries, Dane draws inspiration from his extensive global experiences. His career has spanned diverse fields, including strategic consulting and advocacy, where he has advised governments, NGOs, and organizations on important social, governmental, and environmental issues. A lifelong writer with a vivid imagination, Dane's works bring together rich characters, transformative journeys, and captivating settings that reflect the depth of his worldly perspective. His stories are crafted to inspire, engage, and connect readers with the shared essence of humanity and the wonders of the natural world.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. THE KING'S SIGNALJonathan Mills has spent his career quietly brokering the world's most impossible peace. Then a bomb tears through a Doha conference suite, and he is the only one who walks out.Six months later, he has retreated to a centuries-old Hampshire cottage, feeding ducks by a mill stream, trying to decide whether the silence is healing him or hiding him. When a contact from the American Embassy arrives with a warning - they haven't moved on; you survived - Jonathan knows the world isn't finished with him yet.But before he can face what's coming, he needs to find solid ground again. A neglected metal detector leaning in a garage offers an unlikely answer: the quiet discipline of listening to the earth, of learning to tell noise from meaning. In the fields around the thousand-year-old village of Dogmersfield - ground that once hosted Tudor kings and papal emissaries - he begins, one careful signal at a time, to recover himself. Bent nails. Twisted wire. The occasional small miracle of a Tudor silver coin or a gold-plated button emerging from the soil after centuries in the dark.Then, near the banks of a forgotten pond, a signal comes back different.What begins as a distraction becomes an obsession, and the obsession leads somewhere dangerous: toward a version of English history that powerful institutions have spent five hundred years ensuring no one would uncover, and toward the question of whether a man who has already survived one attempt on his life is willing to risk another.The King's Signal is about what it takes to surface the truth, from the ground, from history, and from yourself. Some truths were meant to stay buried. The King's Signal is about what it takes to surface the truth, from the ground, from history, and from yourself. Some truths were meant to stay buried. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798234021717
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. THE KING'S SIGNALJonathan Mills has spent his career quietly brokering the world's most impossible peace. Then a bomb tears through a Doha conference suite, and he is the only one who walks out.Six months later, he has retreated to a centuries-old Hampshire cottage, feeding ducks by a mill stream, trying to decide whether the silence is healing him or hiding him. When a contact from the American Embassy arrives with a warning - they haven't moved on; you survived - Jonathan knows the world isn't finished with him yet.But before he can face what's coming, he needs to find solid ground again. A neglected metal detector leaning in a garage offers an unlikely answer: the quiet discipline of listening to the earth, of learning to tell noise from meaning. In the fields around the thousand-year-old village of Dogmersfield - ground that once hosted Tudor kings and papal emissaries - he begins, one careful signal at a time, to recover himself. Bent nails. Twisted wire. The occasional small miracle of a Tudor silver coin or a gold-plated button emerging from the soil after centuries in the dark.Then, near the banks of a forgotten pond, a signal comes back different.What begins as a distraction becomes an obsession, and the obsession leads somewhere dangerous: toward a version of English history that powerful institutions have spent five hundred years ensuring no one would uncover, and toward the question of whether a man who has already survived one attempt on his life is willing to risk another.The King's Signal is about what it takes to surface the truth, from the ground, from history, and from yourself. Some truths were meant to stay buried. The King's Signal is about what it takes to surface the truth, from the ground, from history, and from yourself. Some truths were meant to stay buried. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798234021717
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. THE KING'S SIGNALJonathan Mills has spent his career quietly brokering the world's most impossible peace. Then a bomb tears through a Doha conference suite, and he is the only one who walks out.Six months later, he has retreated to a centuries-old Hampshire cottage, feeding ducks by a mill stream, trying to decide whether the silence is healing him or hiding him. When a contact from the American Embassy arrives with a warning - they haven't moved on; you survived - Jonathan knows the world isn't finished with him yet.But before he can face what's coming, he needs to find solid ground again. A neglected metal detector leaning in a garage offers an unlikely answer: the quiet discipline of listening to the earth, of learning to tell noise from meaning. In the fields around the thousand-year-old village of Dogmersfield - ground that once hosted Tudor kings and papal emissaries - he begins, one careful signal at a time, to recover himself. Bent nails. Twisted wire. The occasional small miracle of a Tudor silver coin or a gold-plated button emerging from the soil after centuries in the dark.Then, near the banks of a forgotten pond, a signal comes back different.What begins as a distraction becomes an obsession, and the obsession leads somewhere dangerous: toward a version of English history that powerful institutions have spent five hundred years ensuring no one would uncover, and toward the question of whether a man who has already survived one attempt on his life is willing to risk another.The King's Signal is about what it takes to surface the truth, from the ground, from history, and from yourself. Some truths were meant to stay buried. The King's Signal is about what it takes to surface the truth, from the ground, from history, and from yourself. Some truths were meant to stay buried. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798234021717
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