The Falling Sun
The Falling Sun,
Chapters 1-3 AudioBooks
A City Demanding Change
San Francisco, 1969. Former General John F. Thorbes is missing. Two officers investigate.
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A Man Tortured by his Past
Tule Lake Incarceration Camp survivor, Akira Yamamoto, interrogates his wife's killer and seeks to expose a government secret.
A Family on the Brink
1910. A stowaway and a dreamer migrate to the Land of Opportunity from Japan in the hope of a better life. Rampant racial prejudice proves an obstacle at every turn.
Dylan Day's The Falling Sun
Dylan Day's The Falling Sun is an Upmarket Historical Fiction that blends expressive character studies with action for a heart-racing, yet tender and insightful epic.
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The Falling Sun is perfect for fans of classic Westerns (both films and novels, like Edna Ferber's Giant) and the master storyteller Ken Follett, who, along with Charles Dickens, are great influences to Dylan Day.
The Falling Sun:
Synopsis
In 1969, San Francisco, police officers Arthur Lawrence and Alonso Garcia investigate a missing person case and uncover a WWII veteran’s quest for justice against a former general involved in his wife’s murder, leading to revelations of corruption and a notorious gang. Simultaneously, the narrative journeys back to 1910, following Japanese immigrants Tenshi and Hamata as they struggle for their American Dream on a brutal Californian farm, facing xenophobia, labour disputes, and ultimately fleeing to San Francisco, where they confront the harsh realities of a changing world.
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"This is about Honour, and it needs settlin'"
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The Falling Sun is an historical novel by Dylan Day. It began as a short story about a detective who had to investigate a derelict warehouse. That, merged with an accidental discovery on Wikipedia about Japanese-American Incarceration Camps in the United States, an interest in Japanese culture, and a love for Western movies, gave birth to this, an historical epic that can be best described as John Steinbeck meets Ken Follett.
Four years it has taken me. Enjoy!
Theme Song
One day The Falling Sun will not only be a successful novel but also a TV series. So, my very talented sister (Sommer-Rose) composed me a theme song. Have a listen.