Why a Booktrail?
Timeless: The second in the fantasy trilogy set in the jungles of Borneo
Iban Journey
What you need to know before your trail
Though his father, Bujang, loves him, Nuing runs away from home because the people of the longhouse reject him. Following a failed war expedition, Bunsu Jugam, the spirit of the youngest sun bear, rescues Nuing and brings him into the invisible world where he tells him that Bujang has been kidnapped by K’lansat demons. The python spirit of his father’s trophy head spits on Nuing and causes his skin to burn and swell until he looks like a deformed rhinocerous. He manages to rescue his father and on their return they are attacked by four men. Bujang kills one, and Nuing three. When the thick skin finally comes off and the people learns that their hero is Nuing, they grudgingly accepts him back, believing that the curse of his birth is nullified by the power of the three heads he took.
Locations
Reset- Malaysia/ Indonesia - Borneo
- A: Borneo Island
- B: Sarawak - Kuching
- C: Sarawak - the jungle
- D: Gunung Palung National Park
Travel Guide
Borneo and the Iban people
The Ibans are a people of Borneo. Most of them live in the Malaysian state of Sarawak. They also live in the Indonesian province of West Kalimantan in longhouses called rumah panjai.
Ibans were renowned for practicing headhunting and tribal/territorial activities. They also have had a fearsome reputation as a strong and successful warring tribe in the past. The Iban language continues to thrive.
Malaya (Malaysia), Indonesia, Borneo
“Inside the longhouse, all was quiet, the galley now empty of people. From the bank of the river the squeals of children , and the calls or laughter of adults reached him.”
“The first aromatic smell of cooking food reached him but Nuing shut his desire for them because he knew that he would never be invited to a meal by a head of any of the families living in the longhouse. He might live in the same community as they but he knew that he was no better than a hunting dog that was tolerated and kept at a distance.”
BookTrail Boarding Pass: Iban
Destination: Malaysia, Borneo Author/guide: Golda Mowe Departure Time: Timeless
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