Taejin

About the Book

TAEJIN is a historical novel about Korea. The book opens with the fall of the Yi Dynasty in August of 1910, tracing some 50 years of their history, both North and South, as the Korean people struggle with their familiar, middle-ages society and experience its wrenching transition into the 20th Century. It is a change few are able to assimilate easily. Thus, their passage through Japanese annexation, World War II, the Korean Conflict, and finally the years following the wars is tumultuous at best. Throughout, TAEJIN remains faithful to historical fact.

TAEJIN is a stark novel, but it fairly addresses the stark culture about which it speaks. It was not written with a western bias, but works instead to let the characters tell their own story; their own history. The result is a rewarding read about a country closely associated with the United States, and yet one about which no meaningful historical fiction has yet appeared.

About the Author

R. H. Brady was born and raised in Rhode Island. After graduating from the University of Connecticut, he pursued his graduate studies in England. He served as an infantry officer and aviator in the U.S. Army. His assignments included posts in both Europe and Asia. In combat he was awarded several decorations, including the Purple Heart. Mr. Brady has been a writer and communicator throughout his life. For several years he authored a column in The Honolulu Advertiser, was a broadcaster in both radio and television, and acted in principal roles with HAWAII FIVE-O. His articles have been published in numerous national publications. His first novel, THE SCALPEL'S TALE, was published earlier by Xlibris. Mr. Brady also served for a number of years as a public affairs officer at the U.S. Naval Base, Pearl Harbor. In addition to extensive work in history there, he played a major role in the planning and execution of the 50th anniversary observances of the attack on Pearl Harbor, as well as those commemorating the end of World War II in the Pacific.