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The Surgeon of Virendra: A Novel of War, Mercy, and Empire in 18th-Century India

The Surgeon of Virendra: A Novel of War, Mercy, and Empire in 18th-Century India

Thorne, G. M.

Paperback

Series: The Surgeons of Empire

Historical Fiction

ISBN13: 9798272516695
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Nov 1 2025
Pages: 164
Weight: 0.50
Height: 0.35 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the heart of a forgotten war, one man must choose between duty and humanity.

India, 1799. As the British East India Company tightens its grip on the subcontinent, Surgeon-Lieutenant Elias Thorne arrives at the besieged Fort Virendra-a crumbling outpost in the jungles of South India-prepared to mend broken bodies. But he is unprepared for a war built not on honor, but on greed: sacred forests felled for ship timber, sepoys treated as expendable, and orders that demand the wounded be left to die.

When the fort is surrounded by the forces of the defiant Kingdom of Marudhan, Elias finds himself torn between the ruthless pragmatism of his commanding officer and the quiet dignity of the men he's sworn to save-British redcoats, Indian sepoys, and even enemy soldiers bleeding in the mud. With the monsoon closing in and cholera spreading through the ranks, Elias makes a choice that brands him a traitor: he will heal all who suffer, no matter the uniform they wore.

This is not a story of glory. It's a story of brotherhood forged in mud, sacrifice in silence, and the radical act of choosing humanity over empire.

If you loved:

  • The moral complexity of All Quiet on the Western Front
  • The medical detail of The Physician
  • The colonial critique of Th of e Far Pavilions (but wish it centered Indian voices more)
  • Character-driven war dramas like Birdsong or The English Patient

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