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Here’s the set-up:
The charismatic leader of a caravan guard crew unexpectedly dies, forcing the most senior guard to take his place. Consumed by grief and insecurity, the new captain quits the caravan company and sets out on a self-destructive quest to track down the gang of highwaymen that has been attacking caravans with increasing success over the past several months. The gang is holed up in a remote northern valley where the town is on the verge of collapse, bears hunt humans for food, and a cold war between the valley’s reclusive landlord and his over-privileged son has divided the loyalty of the remaining population. The Captain’s grief-fueled tenacity unintentionally inspires the locals to cooperate to save the valley before it succumbs to the highwaymen.
From The Author
The Hero is an impressionist mystery novel set in a Gothic medieval dystopia. It’s an innovative departure from traditional fantasy novels in several ways: There are no elves or other Tolkien mythical/racial constructs, there is no unexplained system of magic to cover plot holes, and there is no quasi-religious good-versus-evil dichotomy to artificially direct the characters. If The Lord of the Rings and Harry Potter were classical John Ford western films, The Hero would be a Sergio Leone “spaghetti western.” Just like Leone redefined a popular but over-structured movie genre, The Hero is positioned to do the same for sword-and-sorcery fantasy novels.
5-Star Amazon Review
“I liked this character very much. The author draws a clear picture of who the Captain is. We are shown his mental struggles, how they came about and how he needs to deal with them … This is a good story written in modern language. Very enjoyable.”
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