A Fort of Thorns is the sixth rousing episode of Jason Born’s celebrated Long Fuse series. Empires clash as the French and Indian War rages throughout the virgin forests of North America.
1757 A.D. After the humiliating defeat and brutal massacre at Fort William Henry, Ephraim Weber has returned to scout and kill for the famed rangers commanded by Robert Rogers. Over the ice of Lake George and atop the snows of Iroquoia, they relentlessly engage the French outpost at Ticonderoga, probing for weakness. And when he and his band discover their best chance yet for swift victory in the bloody conflict, they are surprised to find tremendous support from the highest reaches of the rigid kingdom. Resources and men are assembled by a new, competent general. The largest army ever fielded in the Western Hemisphere soon grinds its way toward General Montcalm and his lean garrison. Will the resurgent British finally reverse the fateful trend in the course of the war? Or, will a lowly Canadian ensign prove to be their undoing?
A stirring tale of war and its echoing consequences, A Fort of Thorns propels the reader into the flawed hearts and minds of men. Explosive personalities command attention, setting the stage for triumph or tragedy. Amidst the death and destruction, the seeds of division are planted that will one day result in the blooming of a great nation.
Genre: Historical
1757 A.D. After the humiliating defeat and brutal massacre at Fort William Henry, Ephraim Weber has returned to scout and kill for the famed rangers commanded by Robert Rogers. Over the ice of Lake George and atop the snows of Iroquoia, they relentlessly engage the French outpost at Ticonderoga, probing for weakness. And when he and his band discover their best chance yet for swift victory in the bloody conflict, they are surprised to find tremendous support from the highest reaches of the rigid kingdom. Resources and men are assembled by a new, competent general. The largest army ever fielded in the Western Hemisphere soon grinds its way toward General Montcalm and his lean garrison. Will the resurgent British finally reverse the fateful trend in the course of the war? Or, will a lowly Canadian ensign prove to be their undoing?
A stirring tale of war and its echoing consequences, A Fort of Thorns propels the reader into the flawed hearts and minds of men. Explosive personalities command attention, setting the stage for triumph or tragedy. Amidst the death and destruction, the seeds of division are planted that will one day result in the blooming of a great nation.
Genre: Historical
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