This is probably not the best novels of the author. Nevertheless, it is beautifully written. His hero - originating in Dordogne - was granted a vocation as king and territories to exercise his reign are few, if any, he set his sights on Araucania and Patagonia, at a time when they were coveted by Chile and Argentina. Antoine de Tounens rejecting the narrow life of a confessed Perigord, began the adventure with the aim of mobilizing the last Indians of his future kingdom against invaders. He treats his profile by saying that "the kings are to govern well, to hide their feelings and hide their states of mind" but Jean Raspail slips from time to time a reflection that challenges his readers .... "All my life, I told. Telling is to live a little." .... "In politics, it is important not to be burdened with scruples" ... This is probably the All these thoughts that represents the wealth of this book.
