When Willy had watched the elaborate public processions and ceremonies and seen the Buddhist culture that set the island apart from Moslem Indonesia, he was also pleased to have helped. The fact that he had to sit through several hours of entertainment by bare-breasted dancing girls helped.
Before they left to return to Australia there was a final audience at the palace. At this the Rajah pinned on each of them a tiny replica of the sword of state. These were made of gold and with an inlay of tiny diamonds. On the back of each badge was a Sanskrit inscription that said they were the friends of Makassang and honorary citizens.
“You have made my throne secure. I number you among my friends,” said the Rajah, shaking Willy’s hand. “If you ever need help, just ask.”
THE NAVY CADETS SERIES
Davey Jones’s Locker
The Navy Cadets: Book 1
Christopher Cummings
Fourteen year-old Navy Cadet Andrew Collins enrols in a SCUBA diving course on the Great Barrier Reef to impress Muriel, the girl of his dreams. There’s only one problem: Andrew is terrified of diving, not to mention the sharks, eels, and every other dangerous critter inhabiting the Coral Sea.
Despite his fears, Andrew inadvertently stumbles onto an old family mystery: the mysterious disappearance of his grandfather, lost at sea many years before. The deeper they delve into the mystery the deeper they are caught in a deadly web of lies and danger.
Andrew must face some agonizing choices and do battle with his worst nightmares.
The Mudskipper Cup
The Navy Cadets: Book 2
Christopher Cummings
The life of Graham Kirk is awash with disappointment. At twelve years of age he had joined the Navy Cadets, full of hope and expectation, but a routine eye examination destroyed all his dreams of becoming a naval officer. In despair, he leaves the Navy Cadets and rejects all things to do with the sea.
But it is not as easy as that. Tied to the sea through his father, a ship captain, Graham cannot break the pull of the sea. Furthermore, he can’t abandon his two loves: model-ship building and Jennifer, the golden-haired Navy Cadet and daughter of a British naval officer. Now a teenager, his desire for her has consumed his being.
Can he win her heart? And can he defeat the cheating bullies that will do all in their power to steal her heart and win the prestigious Mudskipper Cup?
THE ARMY CADETS SERIES
The Cadet Corporal
The Army Cadets: Book 1
Christopher Cummings
Now in his 2nd year as Army Cadet, trouble-maker Graham Kirk is faced with the biggest crisis of his cadetship. The annual field camp has begun and over nine gruelling days he will be forced to face challenges and temptations that test his integrity, courage and loyalty to the limit.
Top of the list is Pigsy and his gang, soured by jealousy and resentment. And of course the girls. Will they stand in the way of his promotion to sergeant or will he rise to the challenge and become the leader nobody thinks he can be?
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