William McIlwain's first novel, The Last Seeker, is set at the start of the 20th century. The Seeker, Quincey Jacobs, has been sent by the elders on his planet to continue the quest in observing the good and bad of life on Earth. The naive Quincey, who had a rose coloured view of Earth, and its inhabitants, soon is awoken to realities at the events at the start of the 20th century. The first book covers The Titanic disaster, WW1 and the construction of the Panama Canal. It also touches on the corruption and public ignorance on all these events. Quincey takes the reader on a journey from Panama to England and around Europe of awakening, for both himself, and the reader. At 179 pages it's a hold onto your hats journey.