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The Python God
A book written in the spirit of the days of pulp fiction when characters like Tarzan and Doc Savage were king — yet set in modern times, crafted for the modern mind, and featuring a well-developed storyline for fans of modern adventure fiction.
A sincere young man with golden hair and a lionlike physique takes on an international challenge to save lives and right a centuries-old wrong.
Fed up with guarding dishonest politicians, Thomas Adam Gray leaves the Secret Service to start his own personal protection agency. His first client takes him overseas and puts them both in a predicament with a rouge militant group in Africa.
Wild adventures follow as pythons, voodoo, a lost treasure, a city over a lake, a museum robbery, an ancient statue, gangsters, corrupt politicians, betrayal, and fascinating characters combine for intrigue, a dash of romance, and terrific action.
As with all of Duane Laflin’s books, the book is written in an entertaining style, the story moves at a fast pace, and the protagonists are morally upright people caught in complex and sometimes gut-wrenching situations.
A sincere young man with golden hair and a lionlike physique takes on an international challenge to save lives and right a centuries-old wrong.
Fed up with guarding dishonest politicians, Thomas Adam Gray leaves the Secret Service to start his own personal protection agency. His first client takes him overseas and puts them both in a predicament with a rouge militant group in Africa.
Wild adventures follow as pythons, voodoo, a lost treasure, a city over a lake, a museum robbery, an ancient statue, gangsters, corrupt politicians, betrayal, and fascinating characters combine for intrigue, a dash of romance, and terrific action.
As with all of Duane Laflin’s books, the book is written in an entertaining style, the story moves at a fast pace, and the protagonists are morally upright people caught in complex and sometimes gut-wrenching situations.
447 pages, Kindle Edition
Published February 25, 2025
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October 5, 2025
A good debut novel for a new action/adventure series. A little rough in places, but full of good characterization and action. Recommended for those who enjoy the action or Heroic Pulp genre.
July 6, 2025
Duane Laflin’s new series starts like this: “Eighteen of the men protecting the Dangbe Temple dropped to the ground, dead or dying.” It’s the prologue to The Python God and the only portion of the book not set in modern times.
With The Python God, Laflin introduces readers to a new action series hero: Secret Service agent Thomas Adam Gray, a 6-foot, 7-inch blond bronze giant who early on decides to stop protecting pompous and corrupt politicians and set up his own protection agency. Written in the pulp fiction style of the heroes Laflin grew up reading – such as Tarzan and Doc Savage – the book is filled with action, adventure, treachery, voodoo, gangsters and a budding romance (but no sex or profanity).
Much of the action is set in the African country of Benin and involve battles with mercenaries, pythons and the threat of crocodiles. But just when you think you know where this book is going, Laflin throws in several plot curves and heavy doses of action.
Like the protagonist of his illusionist Chance Powers action series, Laflin’s new hero is a character of upright moral values thrust into situations that test his ability to walk the fine line between doing what is right and surviving in complex, life-threatening situations. Laflin’s loyal readers will be glad to learn that, like in the Chance Powers series, Thomas Adam Gray is paired with a smart, beautiful blonde assistant and the sparks start to fly.
The hardbound volume is printed in slightly larger and wider-spaced type, which was just fine with my aging eyes. It’s also available in Kindle and, I suspect, will eventually be offered in audio.
Like Laflin, I grew up reading Tarzan and others books of this genre and The Python God is a welcome, modern-day return to those kinds of heroes.
With The Python God, Laflin introduces readers to a new action series hero: Secret Service agent Thomas Adam Gray, a 6-foot, 7-inch blond bronze giant who early on decides to stop protecting pompous and corrupt politicians and set up his own protection agency. Written in the pulp fiction style of the heroes Laflin grew up reading – such as Tarzan and Doc Savage – the book is filled with action, adventure, treachery, voodoo, gangsters and a budding romance (but no sex or profanity).
Much of the action is set in the African country of Benin and involve battles with mercenaries, pythons and the threat of crocodiles. But just when you think you know where this book is going, Laflin throws in several plot curves and heavy doses of action.
Like the protagonist of his illusionist Chance Powers action series, Laflin’s new hero is a character of upright moral values thrust into situations that test his ability to walk the fine line between doing what is right and surviving in complex, life-threatening situations. Laflin’s loyal readers will be glad to learn that, like in the Chance Powers series, Thomas Adam Gray is paired with a smart, beautiful blonde assistant and the sparks start to fly.
The hardbound volume is printed in slightly larger and wider-spaced type, which was just fine with my aging eyes. It’s also available in Kindle and, I suspect, will eventually be offered in audio.
Like Laflin, I grew up reading Tarzan and others books of this genre and The Python God is a welcome, modern-day return to those kinds of heroes.
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