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The Mason of New Orleans and The Angel of Ecbatana • two novels by Charles M. Ryan

by Charles M. Ryan

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The man at the other end of the field was born a knight. He was sired by a knight, and raised in a knight’s household with every expectation he’d do knightly things. He had a lifetime of training—serious stuff, the sort of hours-every-day training you see in Olympic gymnasts and Call of Duty streamers. And he’d put it to use. He’d fought other men—other knights. A lot of them. Some he’d beaten. Some he’d killed. It was what he did. It was who he was. I, on the other hand, was born in a suburb. The closest I’d been to a sword was when I couldn’t get a good seat the night The Return of the King opened, and had to stare up into Viggo Mortensen’s nostrils from the second row. Quote: "An absolutely great read that had me turning pages with haste."


Quote: I've read many books in this field, and never one better.

Life in the Middle Ages can be tough. Nasty, brutish, and short, as they say. War, famine, torture. Plague and intolerance. People getting burned at the stake and all that. And nobody speaks English.

All of which sucks if you’re from the 21st Century.

Martin’s just a regular guy. A job that's going—well, not exactly nowhere, but not anyplace fast. A condo in the DC suburbs. A Mazda 6. A couple of beers on a Friday night. But when Martin finds himself in the 12th Century—naked, unarmed, without a single friend or possession—things really take a turn for the worse.
Quote: Very rarely does a a book reach out and grab your attention from the first paragraph. I found this one nearly impossible to put down.

The Mason of New Orleans chronicles Martin's first experiences in the 12th century, where he's caught between the Holy Roman Emperor and a ruthless local overlord, the plottings of a satanic cult, and the machinations of a self-styled sorcerer bent on dominating christendom. (The quotes on this page are from reviews of that book.) This campaign brings you a new, upgraded edition, along with a sequel—The Angel of Ecbatana—that continues Martin's tale and perhaps answers a few questions about how—and why—he is where he is.
Quote: Believable and compelling.

That's right: One campaign, two books! The well-reviewed The Mason of New Orleans will take you on a immersive, fast-paced journey into the age of the crusades. The Angel of Ectabana will take you on another journey equally filled with action, mystery, astonishing plot twists, and characters you'll love spending hours with.
Quote: My biggest disappointment with the book simply came from the fact it ended.

—Quotes are from reader reviews of The Mason of New Orleans on Amazon and Goodreads.

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