The Adventures of Grant Scotland
by Dan McClure
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GENRE: Fantasy
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BLURBS:
Spy for a Dead Empire (Adventures of Grant Scotland, Book
One)
AELFA, THE GRAND
CAPITAL of the once mighty Aelfan Empire, has fallen. Barbarian war parties and
nomadic tribes harass the retreating and broken legions that once overawed
them. All that stands against them now is the city of Zyren, the last bastion
of Aelfan rule.
Acting as a spy for
Zyren is Grant Scotland, a man leading a double life because his own had been
taken away from him by the very people he serves. An unwilling recruit into the
business of clandestine missions and deceit, he searches for anything real to
cling to as the world around him devolves into insanity. And when an old friend
shows up asking him to help save his family by delivering a mysterious book to
a shadowy figure, Grant's two lives collide and he is thrust into an even
stranger world than he had known; one where ancient magic is wielded by deadly
players who compete against one another for a prize greater than simply the
rotting carcass of a dead empire.
Spy for a Troubled King (Adventures of Grant Scotland, Book
Two)
AMONG THE ASHES of the
mighty Aelfan Empire, the House of Gregyan seeks to forge a new kingdom—one
where both Huthan and Aelfan alike can prosper. But old prejudices and ancient
traditions and an exiled enemy threaten the peace. Caught between compassion
for his home and allegiance to his fallen empire, Grant Scotland finds himself
trapped in the turbulent machinations of enemies and friends. As he works to
uncover mysteries about his father’s treachery and confront new threats to his
future, he moves perilously close to revealing his identity and losing
everything.
Spy for a Wayward Daughter (Adventures of Grant Scotland,
Book Three)
AS THE GREGYANS MARCH
TO WAR and his handler takes a trip to Zyren, Grant Scotland, spy errant of the
Aelfan Empire, gets ready to pursue a lead on finding a man who might be able
to tell him the truth about his father's treason. Old friends, new enemies and
hidden dangers soon confront him on his quest, but when he enters the dark
world of another family's intrigue, he finds that not even the frontiers of the
Aelfan Empire are far enough away to escape the dangers of fortune and fate.
The Unlikely Spy (Adventures of Grant Scotland, Volume One)
The Adventures of Grant
Scotland series is an entertaining mix of fantasy, mystery and espionage
featuring a hero whose many faults provide almost as much challenge to him as
the formidable obstacles he must face as he attempts to impose sanity upon a
world rapidly descending into chaos. Collected in this volume are the first
three books in the series: Spy for a Dead Empire, Spy for a Troubled King and
Spy for a Wayward Daughter.
Spy for a Greedy Villain (Adventures of Grant Scotland,
Book Four)
RACIAL TENSIONS IN
AELFA simmer and threaten to boil over when the harbormaster is found dead and
the Huthan oppressors threaten to crack down in the Lower Docks. As Grant
Scotland finds more questions than answers in the journals of Berthul Magnussen
about his father’s treachery, he is drawn into a murder investigation, a
kidnapping plot and the nefarious machinations of the city’s biggest crime
lord—Mr. Quinn. In order to stop Quinn’s plans and save the city from being
thrown into open revolt, Grant prepares to take his biggest gamble yet.
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Excerpt:
Spy for a Wayward Daughter (Adventures of Grant Scotland,
Book Three)
Her cool gray blue eyes studied me and I might have sucked
in my gut, but I couldn't be sure. I was too busy trying to remember how to
form complete sentences.
"Good afternoon . . . Uh, I'm afraid you have me at a
disadvantage," I finally managed to say.
"Marissa. Marissa Magnussen. Berthul is my
husband." Her voice matched her dress: smooth and inviting.
"Pleasure to meet you, Mrs. Magnussen."
"Please, call me Marissa. Won't you sit down?" She
gestured at a nearby divan and I dutifully sat on it. "Would you like a
drink?"
"I suppose I would. Yes."
"I think Bertie has some Macforth Glyn here," she
said as she pushed away from the desk and walked across the room to a sideboard
and began fixing drinks. The drink cabinet was on the opposite side of the room
from where I was sitting and I was treated to a nice view of Marissa's
backside. The dress was backless, but Marissa's body certainly wasn't. I spent
so much time contemplating how the curves that met at the base of her spine
warranted closer inspection that she had to ask me twice if whiskey was
acceptable. I think I answered yes, but I'm not sure in what language.
A smile briefly played across her lips as she brought the
drinks over, handed me one and then sat next to me on the sofa. When she
crossed her legs, I began to feel tense, but not in an altogether unpleasant
way.
"So . . . Is Mr. Magnussen here?" My voice didn't
quaver at all. I was becoming a man at last.
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AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Writing stories
infused with the smoky charisma of classic film noir mixed with the
pulse-pounding excitement of adventure fantasy and the cagey class of
suspenseful espionage, Dan McClure brought the best parts of all of our most
cherished pulp together and added his own signature brand of wit. He currently
lives, writes and works in and around beautiful and historic Arlington,
Massachusetts.
I can be
reached at
dmcclure17@hotmail.com.
Follow me on
Twitter at
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Scotland on Facebook at
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Author page at
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9 comments:
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