The Lieutenant
Kate Grenville
This novel narrates the story of Daniel Rooke. At the beginning, it displays Daniel's interest in astronomy and the sciences. As he grows up, he enters the navy in order to travel and to be able to work as an astronomer.
In 1778, he sets out in a journey that is going to change the History of the world. He is a lieutenant in the first fleet that is taking prisoners and is going to establish a colony in New South Wales.
Having a letter of recomendation by the Royal Astronomer, he is allowed to set up a tent separated from the rest of the garrison. His main aim is to chart the contellations and to wait for the comet that is going to be seen for the first time after hundreds of years.
However, the stars are not the only things that he is going to chart. Becoming patient and humble, he is contacted by a group of natives that live nearby but have been suspicious of the invaders' intentions.
Soon, a relationship between Daniel and a young aborigen girl called Tagaran grows. This connection is going to make Daniel not only learn the language but also the fact that the natives are not as different from himself.
In times that not being western was dangerous, Daniel is trying to build a society in which everybody's rights are respected, even the natives who are considered inferior by the English.
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