The release date for the English version of 'The Luminaries' by
Eleanor Catton is Oct 2013. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
with 1866, a young man named Walter Moody travelled to the goldfields of New Zealand with hopes of making his fortune. He finds a heated meeting of twelve local men who had convened in secret to discuss a string of strange happenings on the stormy night of his arrival: A prostitute has attempted suicide, a rich man has disappeared, and a huge sum has been found in the house of a despondent alcoholic. Moody is quickly sucked into the mystery, which is a web of destiny and fortunes as intricate and beautifully detailed as the night sky. A captivating tale of suspense, The Luminaries is a masterfully crafted ghost story that deftly captures the boom and crash of the mid-1800s gold rush, banking, and shipping industries.