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Jason Born is a popular historical novelist of many series as well as stand-alone titles. His latest work, On Love & War, an epic tale of devotion and pain in Napoleonic Europe. The Long Fuse is an ongoing series that thrillingly captures the violent period of America's rise from ragtag colonies to independence. He is the author three other gritty series of works spanning time and place. Lions & Devils vividly describes the heroes and villains of the monstrous Islamic assault of Western Europe during the Eighth Century. The Norseman Chronicles center on the faithful Viking, Halldorr, who desired peace, but found only war in the Old and New Worlds. The Wald Chronicles describe the rugged conflict and improbable outcome in Germania during the wars between Rome and her tribal adversaries over 2,000 years ago. League of the Lost Fountain is his first work for kids of all ages. He has penned an historical fantasy called Girl King under the pseudonym, Emily Hawk. Jason lives in the Midwest with his wife and three children.

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Quaker's War (The Long Fuse Book 1) Aug 2, 2017

by Jason Born

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Quaker’s War is the first thrilling episode of Jason Born’s latest series, The Long Fuse, which pits the fate of empire against the hearts of men. He breathes fresh life into familiar characters while introducing a host of new actors, both dear and detested.

1752 A.D. What makes a pacifist from Pennsylvania suddenly take up the war hatchet? Runaway and Quaker, Ephraim, finds out quickly on a peaceful summer morning. Thereafter, he meets two very different men who may be able to help him on his sudden quest for revenge. One, an Iroquois Half King, has a similar ax to grind against a certain French officer. The other, a callow Virginian, is motivated not for revenge, but by his own inferiority to his deceased brother. The results of that bloody morn and Ephraim’s single-minded pursuit set in motion a chain of events that ensnares evermore of the world’s population in a dreadful war. Many will suffer. A few will benefit.

Each of these lives collide with one another and history, proving that individuals can affect the fate of nations. Quaker’s War begins with a bang. It ends in a torrent. It is a magnificent yarn that instantly transports the reader into the hearts and minds of those souls who battled their way through the birth pangs of a nation.

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The Crimson Gauntlet (The Long Fuse Book 3) May 7, 2018

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The Crimson Gauntlet is the next rousing installment of Jason Born’s popular Long Fuse series. Born gets the action humming swiftly and continues at a breakneck pace, while weaving in elements of devotion, loss, and greed along the journey. Amid the virgin forests of North America, civilizations collide.

1755 A.D. Following the defeat of Braddock and his army, the Western Wilderness has suddenly become deadlier than ever. French and Canadian troops patrol at-will. Tribal warriors strike every settlement and traveler within reach. Ephraim Weber, a young scout and trader, must return to the scene of the battle and perhaps beyond to recover Bess, his betrothed and the mother of his children. Successful or not, he then must rush to warn the remaining British campaigns. The French have a hold of their plans, knowing when and where to strike! Along the trail, death and destruction pursue Ephraim at every turn. Allies may prove to be foes. Former enemies may become friends. The tale reaches a crescendo on a single day of bloody battles that run to and from a string of erstwhile serene locales.

The Crimson Gauntlet is a tale of adventure and woe. It is a yarn of explosive personalities, failures, and triumphs. The Crimson Gauntlet is for anyone who yearns to become a firsthand witness to the pangs that foretold the birth of a great nation.

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1757 (The Long Fuse Book 5) Apr 18, 2019

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1757 is the next breathtaking installment of Jason Born’s popular Long Fuse series. The fate of empire rests in the flawed hearts of men as the French and Indian War rages. Cultures and concepts of honor collide on ice-packed battlefields and in the virgin forests of North America.

Ephraim Weber is in chains following the humiliating defeat and bloody massacre at Fort Oswego. But his wilderness skills have caught the attention of important men who wish for him to employ his talents for the good of the crown. Soon out of one jail cell and into another of a different variety, Weber finds himself braving frigid winter weather on a bold mission to thwart the French war effort. For naught, their brave attack does nothing but inspire the French to send out their own version which will suffer its own losses, but cripple the British war effort in the process. As Colonel Monro battles to bolster dwindling numbers of men as well as against incompetent superior officers, he and Weber join forces to valiantly defend the farthest British outpost left standing. The unbridled disgrace that follows will go down in history.

A rousing tale of war, 1757 is filled with adventure and woe. It is chock full of explosive personalities that lead to instances of triumph and failure. Amidst the death and destruction, seeds of division are sown among fellow countrymen that will one day result in the blooming of a new, great nation.

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Savage War (The Long Fuse Book 2) Dec 17, 2017

by Jason Born

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Savage War is the next spectacular episode in Jason Born’s lively series, The Long Fuse, which places the fate of empire into the flawed hearts of men. Familiar characters course with refreshed life. The collision of cultures in the American wilderness is grand in scope, but reserved in matters of the soul.

1754 A.D. War has erupted. Ephraim, who has renounced the pacifist teachings of his Quaker upbringing, is scrambling to supply the army after the defeat at Fort Necessity. The young widower is dedicated to an equally youthful George Washington, who soon sends him as a delegate to the Albany Congress. There, Ephraim will join with world-famous men to encourage the bickering colonies to unite and defend against the French. Should their efforts fail, London will be forced to dispatch a commander-in-chief of their own. Through grit, this general will forcibly yoke the thirteen colonies and take the largest army ever gathered on American soil into the wilds. Will he heed his provincial advisors and fight a different type of war? Or, will he march to battle in the European way? Regardless of his choice, Providence has decreed that men and women will be swallowed by an epic conflict.

Lives collide with one another and history, proving that individuals affect the fate of nations. Savage War snaps to life amidst a contest of body and will. It ends in a bubbling cauldron of strife along the banks of the Monongahela. Savage War is a brilliant yarn that gives breathtaking life to the birth pangs of a nation.

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The Norseman (The Norseman Chronicles Book 1) Jan 4, 2012

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The Norseman is the first volume of the vividly-detailed historical chronicles of Halldorr, an orphan whose entire desire was to lay beside both a warm hearth and a plump wife, but fate had another thread to spin. Instead, he found himself exiled, resigned to a life of raiding, killing for plunder and survival. He became bodyguard to a king, brutally fighting in monumental battles - Maldon and Swoldr - to be handed down for centuries in skaldic verse.

Because of a blood-oath made years before the murder of his father, Halldorr was adopted by an exile, Greenland’s discoverer, Erik the Red. Halldorr believes his life is his to command when Freydis, the fierce, fire-haired enchantress, at last desires to be his wife. However, destiny strikes, forcing him to flee from Greenland to Ireland to England to Norway without her. He fights his way to wealth and in an epic battle, defending his king against overwhelming odds, he finds that it was not destiny, but betrayal that sent him into banishment thirteen years earlier.

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A Fort Too Far (The Long Fuse Book 4) Sep 27, 2018

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A Fort Too Far resumes the action-packed adventure of Jason Born’s acclaimed Long Fuse series. The French and Indian War rages. Within the chaos, each vivid character may hold the key to victory or defeat. Heroes and villains arise from these ranks of warriors and scouts.

1756 A.D. Ephraim Weber is back among the clogged streets of Philadelphia to honor a pledge made to his dying wife. To do so, he’s taken leave from the war that thunders in the trackless wilds. But Ephraim is unable to escape violence. The bloodshed that he left behind in the wilderness has crept dangerously close to the seaboard – and his parent’s farm. During the reunion with his family, a misunderstanding complicates an already tenuous relationship. While there, Ephraim picks up unlikely companions – a singing minister and a Delaware chief. With them, he may bring a host of tribal enemies into the British fold. He leads them to the new commander of King George II’s expeditionary force. But Lord Loudoun sends Ephraim deeper into the war’s quagmire. If he is unsuccessful in his quest, Ephraim, the continent, and the world will find more blood waiting to be shed.

A rousing tale of war and its echoing consequences, A Fort Too Far propels the reader into the flawed hearts and minds of a host of civilizations. Amidst the death and destruction, the seeds of division are planted that will one day result in the blooming of a great nation.

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Norseman's Oath (The Norseman Chronicles Book 5) Feb 14, 2015

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Jason Born’s ill-fated hero, Halldorr, returns in this fifth stunning installment of The Norseman Chronicles. Halldorr finds himself in the renowned Norse city of Dyflin, defending a king long past his prime. Loyalties divide. Chaos mounts.

The year is 989 A.D., two years after Halldorr and his fellow Greenlanders limped away from the massacre at Dunadd. They remain banished from the icy fjords of home and so must serve wherever a sword is needed. The timber walls of King Kvaran’s prosperous city appear promising at first. The truth hidden beneath the politics of Ireland is more sinister. Everyone, Norse and Irish alike, desires to have a hand in running their own kingdom and the crumbling House of Kvaran. The half-brother princes, Iron Knee and Silkbeard, each have something to prove. Ireland’s High King Sechnaill gambles for power. A queen and lady spar over thrones. And just when Halldorr begins to curse it all, a dirty sea king arrives on the scene and inspires him and a city to greatness.

Norseman’s Oath is a magnificent tale, immersing the reader in a world of thrilling battle, vivid characters, Viking wit, and grand adventure. Oath sworn men, golden Valkyries, and a grinding siege all have roles to play in deciding the fate of a kingdom.

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Devils in the Breach (Lions & Devils Book 2) Jan 10, 2016

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Epic adventures reignite in this second thrilling installment of Jason Born’s medieval series, Lions & Devils. From the Middle Sea, the unstoppable Muslim Caliphate has already cut a swath deep into the heart of Western Europe, separating families, oppressing new subjects, and threatening all in their path.

It is 720 A.D., Duke Eudo continues his peaceful and prosperous reign of Aquitaine, but covetous enemies loom near. To the north, Charles, Mayor of the Palace, seeks to add Eudo’s lands to Frankia once and for all. In the south, Hispania is shattered by invaders from the Caliphate, dashing Eudo’s dreams of alliance. His eldest son, Hunoald, is missing in a clash that draws nigh, leaving his second, peevish son, Remistanius, in line to inherit rule. Within Aquitaine, factions place their own pride and riches above country. War is upon Eudo. When conflict erupts, it is unveiled as a two-headed beast gnashing at him from multiple fronts, brutally gobbling up innocents as well as the guilty.

Devils in the Breach is an historical yarn ripped from today’s headlines. Born’s magnificent tale immerses the reader in the thick of vivid battle, striking characters, and unyielding women. In the midst of darkness, will the heart of a loyal hero’s family burn and blaze a trail toward victory?

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Where Devils Tread (Lions & Devils Book 3) Sep 9, 2016

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Where Devils Tread brings thrilling action to a dramatic conclusion in Jason Born's rousing medieval series, Lions & Devils. After a long pause in the brutal fighting between the Christian defenders of Europe and her Islamic invaders, war draws inexorably near.

729 A.D. In the south, Munnuza, a loyal soldier of the Caliphate has committed not one, but two acts which his Arab masters in Cordoba view as treasonous. Despite efforts at peace, he and his bride suddenly understand what it means to challenge the conquering armies of Wali Rahman. Duke Eudo of Aquitaine, desperately trying to pass down to his elder son a kingdom, finds himself again in conflict with the wali, who is bent on avenging the monstrous defeat of his men at Toulouse at the hands of the duke. To the far north, Charles, Hammer of the Franks, schemes and battles with whomever he must to take full advantage of the precarious situation of his chief rival, Eudo.

A brilliant tale, Where Devils Tread, is an epic look at the opening salvos in a war for man's heart that rages still today. Greed, bloodlust, and avarice flourish, but it is the unbounded theme of redemption that shines forth. The legacies of many hang in the balance, but only one man will be left to rule.

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Norseman Chief (The Norseman Chronicles Book 3) Nov 24, 2012

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Halldorr never did get his warm hearth and plump wife. Each time he came close, Odin, Providence, or Glooskap saw fit to change his path.
Older now, feeling no wiser, he finds himself in the midst of a new people, the Beiuthook, a captive demeaned to the point of performing the drudgery of the village women. But he has fought, bled, and killed in a life thrust upon him. His mind has adapted to his lot so that he now longs for the adventure and camaraderie of war.
The Beiuthook have forever struggled against their more numerous rivals, the Mi’kmaq. Halldorr arrives at a time when tensions are high with a new, aggressive sachem controlling the opponents of the Beiuthook.
Will Halldorr’s experience on the killing fields and aboard the pounding longboats see that he is returned to a place of honor among men? Or, will he toil his life away in chaste misery mindlessly scraping at the hide of someone else’s kill.
Norseman Chief is the final installment of The Norseman Chronicles, each of which detail the heroic life of Halldorr from the icy fjords of Greenland, to sweeping battlefields in England, and now to the foreign shores of Vinland and beyond in what he calls the merki.

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Norseman Raider (The Norseman Chronicles Book 4) Aug 15, 2014

by Jason Born

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Popular novelist Jason Born returns to The Norseman Chronicles and his ill-fated hero, Halldorr, in this fourth stunning installment. Halldorr finds himself in the Irish Sea taking his first steps toward becoming a Viking raider, leaving behind his longtime hopes for a plump wife and warm hearth.

The year is 987 A.D. Newly exiled Greenlanders: Halldorr and Leif must find a home for the next thirteen years. They believe they’ve found just the location on the Isle of Man with its boisterous King Godfrey, the alluring Queen Gudruna, and the feisty Irish priest, Killian. Their king has a score to settle with Dal Riata. Soon Halldorr and his inexperienced friends are running from one legendary raid to another as King Godfrey searches for plunder in order to rebuild his diminished army. The eager king quickly turns his hunger for revenge into a thirst for a larger kingdom. Will the reaching King Godfrey find himself extended too far? Will hubris bring his meteoric rise back to earth? And will Halldorr and his band be yoked with Godfrey’s successes or his failures?

Rich with thrilling battle, vivid characters, Viking wit, and grand adventure, Norseman Raider is a magnificent yarn which tells of the lengths men will go for their brethren and for power.

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Hell Shall Stir (Lions & Devils Book 1) Jul 16, 2015

by Jason Born

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Prolific novelist Jason Born comes out swinging with the first tale in his new series, Lions & Devils. He brings a large cast of loved and loathed characters vividly to life as greed, deceit, loyalty, and betrayal take center stage against a backdrop of roiling action.

It is 711 A.D., Duke Eudo of Aquitaine needs an alliance to counteract the growing menace of the northern Franks. The only potential ally of consequence lies across the Pyrenees in Hispania. However, Hispania has a new king with his own troubles. Berber pirates from North Africa have renewed their savage raids on his coasts. From within his fragile kingdom, the king must placate militant Visigoth nobles who are intrigued by the tenacity of this new, violent faith, Islam, and see the pirates as a means to their own ends. It is into this pit of vipers that Eudo dispatches his sons, the battle-hardened Hunoald and the peevishly bitter Remistanius, to secure a beneficial accord.

Hell Shall Stir is a brilliant yarn that transports the reader to the very dawn of a struggle that still rages today. Born has begun a magnificent epic which lays bare the deadly plots and bitter violence that led to massive conflict in Hispania. Can the ferocious Muslim Caliphate ever be stopped?

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