My Wisdom Tree team, both at UQ and in the publishing world, deserves credit and gratitude too. I came away from that project with new skills that I needed for this one, and with the drive to pursue it. Without Wisdom Tree, Empires wouldn’t have happened.

Finally, thanks to Sarah and Patrick, for making sure the past few years weren’t just about this book, and for tolerating years of me bursting from my study with some new factoid to share.

About the Author

Nick Earls is the author of twenty-eight books, including the bestselling novels Zigzag Street, Bachelor Kisses and Perfect Skin, and the award-winning novella series Wisdom Tree. His work has been published internationally in English and in translation, and has won awards in the UK, Australia and the US. Five of his novels have been adapted into plays and two into feature films.

ALSO BY NICK EARLS

WORKS FOR ADULTS

Passion

Zigzag Street

Bachelor Kisses

Headgames

Perfect Skin

World of Chickens

The Thompson Gunner

The True Story of Butterfish

The Fix

Welcome to Normal

Analogue Men

Wisdom Tree

Gotham

Venice

Vancouver

Juneau

NoHo

William Robinson: A New Perspective

WORKS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG ADULTS

After January

48 Shades of Brown

Making Laws for Clouds

Monica Bloom

Joel and Cat Set the Story Straight (co-written with Rebecca Sparrow)

Word Hunters (illustrated by Terry Whidborne)

The Curious Dictionary

The Lost Hunters

War of the Word Hunters

Top Secret Files

New Boy

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