Sons of Liberty, Christopher Nuttall
Sons of Liberty, Christopher Nuttall
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Sons of Liberty

Author: Christopher Nuttall

Narrator: Zehra Jane Naqvi

Unabridged: 13 hr

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 11/06/2018


Synopsis

The long-dreaded war between Britain and France has finally begun. French soldiers have landed on English soil and the British Army—and the Royal Sorcerers Corps, led by Lady Gwen—is moving to meet them. But when an inexperienced major disobeys her orders and sends two hundred hussars to their deaths, Gwen accidentally uses her magic to permanently damage his mind and sparks a political crisis at the worst possible time.

In the aftermath of the battle, Lord Mycroft suggests she leave Britain and head to the North American colonies, where British forces are anxiously awaiting a French offensive. The local sorcerers have been poisoned, the local government is barely keeping the colonies under control, the slaves are mutinous and revolution against the crown is brewing. The few locals with any known magical talent are untrained and certainly not ready for combat, but—if they can be trained in time—they may be all that stands between the colonies and defeat.

Accompanied by Irene Adler and Raechel Slater-Standish, agents of the British Crown, Gwen heads to North America. But it may be too late to save the colonies from a disaster that has been long in the making . . .

In Sons of Liberty, Gwen is sent from the relative safety of London to the colonies, where an undercurrent of revolution still abounds and intrigue and espionage are essential to keep the enemy at bay. But who exactly is the enemy?

About Christopher Nuttall

Born and raised in Edinburgh, Scotland, Christopher Nuttall has been planning science fiction novels since he learned to read. Chris created an alternate history website and eventually graduated to writing full-length novels. Studying history independently allowed him to develop worlds that hung together and provided a base for storytelling. After graduating from university, Chris started writing full-time. He currently lives in Edinburgh with his wife, muse, and critic, Aisha.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Seregil of Rhiminee on August 05, 2016

Originally published at Risingshadow. Christopher Nuttall's Sons of Liberty is the fourth novel in The Royal Sorceress series of alternaty history novels. It wonderfully continues the shamelessly entertaining story of Lady Gwen that began in The Royal Sorceress and then continued in The Great Game an......more

Goodreads review by Walter E. Norton on June 01, 2017

What is with the jack A really fun book. Don't miss the previous books in the series. One quibble.... why is the union Jack depicted flying upside down ? I do not think that there was any situation in the book that would have justified the distress signal as depicted. Such a hoist, in the midst of a......more

Goodreads review by Erik on August 29, 2016

I have been enjoying Christopher Nuttall's alternate history stories quite a bit. This one does not disappoint from that standpoint. Overall, I think he handles the subject rather well, although I have to say that I find his handling of magic in general to be somewhat odd. Overall, I think this was......more

Goodreads review by Caroline on May 29, 2016

Another excellent adventure for Lady Gwen! I hope the series doesn't end here! But did Laura Ingalls and her family REALLY have to die?......more

Goodreads review by Cor Markhart on June 19, 2017

I really like this series and how it manages to avoid most of the pitfalls so common to the genre but I was quite disappointed by this book. Its key problem, at least in my eyes, is that it tries to tell far to much in far too little time without ever truly developing the setting or plot. Because of......more