Ibis Trilogy Series by Amitav Ghosh

3.98 · 64 ratings
  • Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy #1)
    #1

    Sea of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy #1)

    Amitav Ghosh

    Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars
    · 26 ratings · published 2008

    At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis. Her destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean shortly before the outbreak of the Opium Wars in China. In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners on board, from a bankrupt raja to a widowed tribeswoman, from a mulatto American freedman to a free-spirited French orphan... more

  • Дымная река (Ibis Trilogy #2)
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    Дымная река (Ibis Trilogy #2)

    Amitav Ghosh

    Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars
    · 20 ratings · published 2011

    In September 1838, a storm blows up on the Indian Ocean and the Ibis, a ship carrying a consignment of convicts and indentured laborers from Calcutta to Mauritius, is caught up in the whirlwind. River of Smoke follows its storm-tossed characters to the crowded harbors of China. There, despite efforts of the emperor to stop them, ships from Europe and India exchange their cargoes of opium for boxes tea, silk, porcelain and silver... more

  • Flood of Fire (Ibis Trilogy #3)
    #3

    Flood of Fire (Ibis Trilogy #3)

    Amitav Ghosh

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings · published 2015

    It is 1839 and tension has been rapidly mounting between China and British India following the crackdown on opium smuggling by Beijing. With no resolution in sight, the colonial government declares war.One of the vessels requisitioned for the attack, the Hind, travels eastwards from Bengal to China, sailing into the midst of the First Opium War. The turbulent voyage brings together a diverse group of travellers, each with their own agenda to pursue... more

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