The Thread of Flame (Classic Reprint)

Basil King

ISBN 10: 1331087562 / ISBN 13: 9781331087564

Published by Forgotten Books, 2018

About this Item

Print on Demand. This gripping book follows an unidentified man as he regains consciousness on board a ship bound for New York. Suffering from amnesia, he finds himself in unfamiliar surroundings, with no memory of his past or his identity beyond a name that may or may not be his own. Amidst this confusion, the man must navigate his present circumstances while grappling with the haunting mystery of who he once was. By examining themes of identity, self-discovery, and the nature of truth, this book delves into the complex relationship between memory and the self. Through its exploration of a man's struggle to reclaim his lost past, this book offers insights into the profound impact of memory on our lives and the enduring power of the human spirit in the face of adversity. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book.

Seller Inventory # 9781331087564_0

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Thread of Flame (Classic Reprint)
• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1331087562
• ISBN 13: 9781331087564
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Book Type: print-on-demand item
• Seller catalogs:
  • Childrens Fiction

About this title

Synopsis

A man wakes aboard a ship with no memory of who he is, facing a strange crew and a world that won’t tell him the truth.

The clock is ticking as clues drift with the salt wind.

On a working voyage across the ocean, an amnesiac narrator tries to piece together his past while navigating a bustling, peculiar world of porters, salesmen, and a mysterious figure known as the Floater. With memory fragment by fragment, he discovers how much his present life depends on a name he cannot recall and a past that may redefine everything he believes about himself.

As the voyage unfolds, the delicate line between honesty and self-deception, loyalty and ambition, pulls the book's characters into a tense, evolving chess game set aboard a crowded ship and in a bustling warehouse. The premise centers on identity, survival, and the uneasy mercy we grant to strangers—and to ourselves—as memory struggles to catch up with circumstance.

• Encounter a shipboard world where labor, hierarchy, and rumor mix with personal struggle.
• Follow a man’s attempt to rebuild his story from scattered memories and fresh clues.
• Meet a cast of vivid locals who shape the course of the voyage and the narrator’s fate.
• Explore themes of memory, self-knowledge, and the cost of truth in a tightly wound mystery.

Ideal for readers who enjoy atmospheric early-20th-century fiction with a suspenseful premise and a focus on character discovery.

About the Author

Basil King, a prolific, widely collected painter and a writer, first went to Black Mountain at 16. His paintings are in many public and private collections, including Yale University and the New York Public Library.