Books by Stuart Corlett
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world to enter.
Explore the books by series. Start at the beginning, follow a familiar character, or find a new perspective.
Thailand · Three novels
The Marked series
One family. Three extraordinary stories, from the Mekong to the forests of Thailand.
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Ukraine · Five novels
Maksym Kovalenko
Love, invention and moral courage, from war in Ukraine to the fragile work of peace.
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Book 1
The Unbroken Sky
Book 2
The Second Horizon
Book 3
The Silent Horizon
Book 4
The Common Sky
Book 5
The Quiet Centre
Mystery · Two novels, two possible endings
The Birds series
Hidden knowledge, love and discovery. Read the first two books, then choose either finale—or explore both.
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Before the Birds Return
Book 2
What the Earth Remembers
Alternative finale · Hopeful
Where Love Remains
Alternative finale · Darker
When Love Fails
Four novels · Identity and belonging
The Masked series
The faces we show, the lives we share, and the people who see beyond the performance.
Explore the seriesNonfiction companion: Who am I?
Book 1
Borrowed Silence
Book 2
The Weight of Being Needed
Book 3
The Voice They Believed
Book 4
The Face in the Window
Ideas for the world ahead
The Future
Technology, compassion and the choices that shape the future we might share.
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Book 1
The Future We Care For
Three connected nonfiction books
Loss, Mortality and Care
Living with loss, facing mortality and finding the courage to respond to suffering. Read in order or begin with the question closest to you.
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Book 1
Bereavement
Book 2
Living with Mortality
Book 3
Turning Away from Suffering
Context, faith and hope
The Book of Revelation
Revisit inherited interpretations and explore the book of Revelation through its history, compassion and responsibilities of hope.
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Book 1
The Gospel of Death
Book 2
Revelation Reboot
Beyond the series
More stories. More perspectives.
Discover A Distant Light and standalone books on belief, relationships and everyday life.
The reading room
Read free opening samples, explore series reading guides and essays, or find questions for your book club. Discover the metaphysical collection, exploring belief, identity and what it means to be human.
Behind the books
A life spent listening.
A world worth writing about.
Stuart Corlett is a New Zealand writer whose work is shaped by more than twenty years in international aid and development, including fifteen years living in Thailand.
Across fiction and nonfiction, he returns to the questions of how we live together, how we use power, and what compassion asks of us.
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