Oath of Allegiance

About the Book

Our story begins in 1770 in New Holland- later renamed Australia. The first settlers arrived there as a result of an unsuccessful mutiny. In those days mutinies were punished very severely, either by death or deportation. The sailors received the latter punishment. Their settlement started out with incredible difficulties, but during the following 25 years they managed to build a neat little town. As they explore the new continent they found gold, which had no value in the wilderness. Upon reconnecting with the outside world after 25 years, this very wealth of gold would be the reason for the complete destruction of the settlement. A teenage girl and a boy were to be the only survivors. A long series of adventures awaited them until they managed to escape their captors thousands of miles from their homeland. During their adventurous journey, with slave hunters, cannibalistic Papuans, and bloodthirsty convicts on their heels, they had to prove, time and time again, that they had the ability to survive and find a home for themselves one day.

About the Author

Peter Jonas was born in Budapest, Hungary, 1967 and moved to the U.S. in 1988. The Oath of Allegiance is his first attempt to get published in the United States. Peter has written several novels and a science-fiction novel "Mission to Mars" was his first work in 1981. The following three books were written for children, and included "Just say HURRAY to Vacation" in 1983, "The Prairie Hunter" in 1984, and "The Secret of the Cave" in 1986. The story "The Big Blue Azure Diamond" written in 1987 is a fun mystery/adventure book. The author has the gift of being able to vividly visualize what he reads and he is able to make others see it as well through his writings.