A thrilling fiction embedded in Zambian history and culture.

The 19th Century is ending. In the northern part of the country now known as Zambia, the Arab slave trade is in its final phase. The two most important Bemba chiefs — Chitimukulu and Mwamba — are in the grips of a battle to maintain their power. At this critical time, two white men arrive in the territory. The first, Fr. Moreau tasked with claiming the souls of the Natives for Church and God. The other, Captain McCoy, is eager to secure the land for Queen and the British South Africa Company. Trapped within these forces, the Bemba chiefs fight to regain control and the lives of their subjects cannot go on as they had done before.

The Padre and The Pagans of Ituna is a tale of intertwined quests for power, love and gain told against the backdrop of Bemba cultural beliefs, traditions and practices. It tells of how unlikely parties become allies — if not in intent, then in effect and of the everyday actions that echo through time.