Trident Legion: To Conserve and Protect

by Andrew Lafleche

Andrew Lafleche’s masterful new novel is a story about the tumultuous passage from adolescence into adulthood, set on an extremist conservation ship monkeywrenching in the Sea of Cortez, Mexico.

Julian Cole is a passionate young environmentalist trying to define his place in the world. He volunteers with the oceanic conservation organization, Trident Legion , only to have his romantic idea of activism confronted by the brutal reality of human survival.

In this high sea adventure, Julian participates in harrowing rescues, compassionate animal rights advocacy, and the occasional monkeywrenching of local fishing outfits—which ultimately threaten his mortality. As the tension mounts, the novel touches on provocative moral questions about the underside of idealism and the modern collision of values and violence.

From the pilot whales hunted during the Grindagap in the Faroe Islands, to the critically endangered Vaquita marina porpoise of the Sea of Cortez, Julian is forced to swim through the net of complexities comprising modern activism’s struggle against the corporate capitalist agenda.

Trident Legion is a mesmerizing fusing of fact and fiction that brilliantly explores ideologue in action unraveling into a journey of doubt, paranoia, and unintended consequences.

Gripping, suspenseful, and funny, Trident Legion is Lafleche at his inimitable best.

219 pages, Hardcover

Published December 13, 2022

About the author

Andrew Lafleche is a Canadian actor, poet, and novelist known for his unflinching, transgressive style and psychologically charged storytelling. A professional member of the Writers’ Union of Canada, the Canadian Authors Association, and the League of Canadian Poets, Lafleche is the author of more than a dozen books spanning literary fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. His work has appeared in over 100 literary journals across North America and internationally, and he is the recipient of the John Newlove Poetry Award, among other national honours.

Born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Lafleche served as an infantry soldier with the 3rd Battalion of the Royal Canadian Regiment, including deployment during the Afghanistan War. His military service—marked by discipline, leadership, and operational experience in high-risk environments—continues to inform the emotional intensity and realism of his writing.

Following his service, he earned a Master of Arts in Creative and Critical Writing from the University of Gloucestershire and completed formal training in creative writing and business administration. His career extends beyond literature: he has worked as a firefighter, contributed to emergency response operations, and served on literary selection committees, bringing a rare combination of lived experience and editorial insight to his work.

Lafleche’s writing explores masculinity, addiction, faith, violence, and redemption—often inhabiting the space between destruction and transformation. His novel Trident Legion and multiple poetry collections have established him as a distinctive voice in contemporary Canadian literature.

He lives in Ontario, Canada, where he continues to write, publish, and explore the outer edges of human experience.

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