Kimble Bent: Malcontent

Taranaki, 1860s: Tensions between Maori and Pakeha over land ownership are running high. The Hauhau are strategising under the leadership of Titokowaru and fortifying their pa. Her Majesty's 57th regiment – the Die Hards – are preparing to advance, government troops bolstered by Kepa's fighters. It was during these tumultuous times that Kimble Bent, reluctant soldier, deserted and gave himself up to Taranaki Maori.

Bent soon found himself caught up in some of the most legendary and ferocious battles of the New Zealand Wars, all the while being doggedly tracked as an outlaw with a price on his head. Based on an original book by James Cowan, Kimble Bent: Malcontent is also the story of Bent's remarkable life as a Pakeha Maori and his assimilation into tribal life.

Set under the brooding volcanic cone of Mt Taranaki, this book is a retelling in bold graphic style of a true-life New Zealand adventure.