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A chance encounter with something extraordinary changes the course of Chanchai's life, taking him from the hardships of childhood in Siam into a world of royal courts,...

I am glad I picked this book. It starts strong with a supernatural event that places the protagonist, young Chanchai, in the intriguing world of 1864 Bangkok, with golden...

Of Princes and Patriots was a really interesting and memorable read for me. What I especially enjoyed was how Laura Lee Dooley brings together historical drama and speculative...

"Of Princes and Patriots" is an ambitious blend of historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy and spiritual storytelling, wrapped around the fascinating life of a man who...

Of Kith and Kin by Laura Lee Dooley explores the theme that a family is not always made by blood. Sometimes it is made by the people who choose to stay.

The story follows Tae-hee...

This book is the kind of historical fiction that takes a fascinating idea and stretches it across an entire lifetime. The story begins with Chanchai, a sick young boy whose life...

Of Princes and Patriots turned out to be quite different from what I expected going in.

The story starts with Chanchai as a young boy in Siam, but it slowly grows into something...

This book honestly took me by surprise.

When I started reading Of Princes and Patriots, I wasn't really sure where the story was going. It begins with Chanchai as a young boy in...

Of Princes and Patriots turned out to be quite different from what I expected going in.

The story starts with Chanchai as a young boy in Siam, but it slowly grows into something...

A story that touches on belonging and identity. Of princes and patriots is a fictional story that follows Chanchai and later on Tae soo and with their merge we follow Kit.

This...

Some books entertain you, while some quietly stay with you long after you’ve turned the last page. Of Princes and Patriots is definitely the latter.

What begins with Chanchai, a...

Laura Lee Dooley’s Of Princes and Patriots is a fascinating blend of historical drama and speculative fiction, bringing together one man’s extraordinary life with some of the...

If you love stories that follow one extraordinary life across a century of upheaval, this book captures a similar magic to films and shows built around characters who witness...

Readers who love sprawling historical epics with a speculative twist will find a lot to enjoy here, and comparisons come easily. Fans of Guy Gavriel Kay's approach to blending...

Laura Lee Dooley has crafted something genuinely special with Of Princes and Patriots, a novel that manages to be both sweeping in scope and intimate in feeling. Her greatest...

Spanning more than a century of Thai history, OF PRINCES AND PATRIOTS follows Chanchai, a young orphan boy whose life is changed one fateful night by a celestial event. Through...

This is a very interesting story where long lost siblings reconnect, Tae-hee had been living a lonely life after loosing everyone in her family and now her brother shows up...

This book follows Kit, formerly Chanchai or Tae-soo. They both exist in one body. Reunited with Tae-soo’s sister, Kit is invited to join her circle. KHS House is known for...

Of Princes and Patriots by Laura Lee Dooley is an intriguing blend of historical fiction and speculative storytelling, following Chanchai through some of the most turbulent and...

Of Princes and Patriots begins with a boy standing in a sugarcane field under a sky full of falling stars, and that picture stayed with me until the very end. From the start,...