Through the Narrows

Tomahawk and Saber #2

by Nathanael Green, Evan Ronan

Wolf Tongue of the Susquehannock and Lieutenant Hugh Pyke of the British Army barely survived their first mission together. Now with the French and Indian War beginning to flame around them, the frontier of the Pennsylvania Colony is restless.

When they’re called back to protect Millers Town from Indian raiders, Pyke and Wolf Tongue discover the settlement is outnumbered and there is no militia to reinforce them. Even worse, Pyke and Wolf Tongue fear the townsfolk harbor secrets just as deadly as their attackers.

As Pyke tries to build a haphazard defense with a band of farmers and children against an almost inevitable slaughter, the mysteries of the town begin to unravel. Pyke realizes his life is in danger from the very people he is duty-bound to protect—perhaps, even from the beautiful French outcast who seems to know more than she should.

With a final, crushing attack imminent, Wolf Tongue hurries to rescue a kidnapped girl who might be the only hope for the town’s survival while Pyke struggles to protect the innocent. As they carve away layers of deceit, both men must confront the terrible truths behind Millers Town to survive the dangers to their lives, their peoples, and their honor.

Through the Narrows continues the historical adventure of the Tomahawk and Saber series, filled with suspense and action that captures the deadly brutality, danger, and history of Colonial America.

Genres: Historical Fiction

226 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 2015

About the author

Nathanael Green is an assistant professor, freelance copywriter, and novelist, among other unmentionable things, living in upstate New York.

Reviews

[Viviane Crystal · Rating 4 out of 5]

Hugh Pike and Wolf Tongue are again working together on a task that seems to be riddled with mystery and betrayal. Wolf Tongue is silently mourning the degradation of his Sussquehannock tribe, which has lost many to disease and most of the stronger men and women to union with other tribes. However, now the tribe is being accused of attacking and murdering residents of Millers Town. Pike’s superior, the General who seems to despise him and refuses to promote him even after years of commendable service, has ordered him to investigate the Millers Town debacle and report back in three days, an almost impossible task for sure.
When Pike and Wolf Tongue arrive at Millers Town, they are far from welcome and suspicion about their presence is fiercely spoken. They meet the man who reported the Indian raids, a suspicious character named Dobs and a French woman who knows a great deal but says little initially. As a war with the French is clearly looming, her words are deemed questionable.
An almost immediate attack by the Indians, composed of members of various tribes, including an enemy of Wolf Tongue, occurs and reveals the cause of their anger. Pike is given an ultimatum to solve the cause or watch the massacre of the Millers Town residents. As he’s clearly outnumbered, he realizes he must solve the mystery.
Through the Narrows is the second volume of this Colonial American series. While the characters and scenes are somewhat loosely constructed as far as actual reality of the Pennsylvania conditions, they do reflect the problems and terrors that truly did exist as colonialists faced divided Indian tribes and the ever-present conflicts caused by the perpetual warlike state existing between France and England, with the Americans caught in the middle. While colonial characters are rather stereotypical, he presentation of several points of view with respect to the native Indians is remarkable and interesting.
For those who love adventure, a mystery, and an interest in early American history, this series by Green and Ronan is a fascinating, intense and tension-packed story. Nicely crafted!

[Charles Ray · Rating 5 out of 5]

British army lieutenant Hugh Pyke and Susquehannock warrior Wolf Tongue are brought together in another hazardous mission when they’re called upon to protect the settlement of Millers Town from Indian raiders. Upon arriving in Millers Town they discover that not only does it contain no militia, or even men with military experience, but that the town harbors secrets that endanger both men’s lives.
Pyke nonetheless sets about building some kind of defense with what the town has to offer, while at the same time having to watch his back against those in town who would gladly kill to protect their secrets. On the eve of the attack Wolf Tongue has to rescue the kidnapped daughter of the Indian chief leading the attackers.
Through the Narrows, book two in the Tomahawk and Saber series by Nathaniel Green and Evan Ronan is rich in historical details about pre-independence America and contains characters that are larger than life. For a peek at what life must have been like for our forefathers, this is historical fiction at its best.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for my review.

[Steve Billock · Rating 5 out of 5]

A good read

I love the colonial adventure drama. This is a good series and I recommend it. Hope to see a third installment.

[Diane · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this historical novel. The story takes place before the war between the British and French in the colonies. The authors openly admit in a prologue that they took some liberties with historical facts so if you are a stickler for that type of thing you may not want to read the book. If you choose not to you are missing out on a great read. I understand this is second in a series but it really does stand-a-lone.

This is the story of Wolf Tongue and Lt. Hugh Pyke - two unlikely friends, who come together to save a town from the Mingos. I really like the style of writing used in Through the Narrows because it gives equal time to both Wolf Tongue and Pyke. They both struggle with helping Miller's Town because of it's duplicity - each for their own reasons - both agree that there are a few people there worth saving.

The Mingos are out for blood and it seems personal but no one in the town is telling the truth. It comes down to a test of wills between Pyke and the Mingo Chief Nyakwai. While they are in battle, Wolf Tongue is in a race against time on a mission of his own. The tension builds throughout to a very exciting climax.

The team of Green and Ronan have a winner here. The story is interesting and has depth. The characters are well developed and have depth as well as quirky interactions even in this tense situation. I recommend this book to all who like historical fiction with the disclaimer that I mentioned at first.

I received this ebook free from the authors in exchange for a review. For more information about Nathaniel Green check here http://www.amazon.com/Nathanael-Green... for more information about Evan Ronan check herehttp://ronaniswriting.blogspot.com/

[Laura · Rating 4 out of 5]

I got this book from goodreads giveaway.

I enjoyed reading „Through the Narrows“ though at first it was quite hard to get into, but once I did I was captivated by the story. It‘s intense and well written. The characters are very interesting and well developed.

I would recommend this book for those who love adventure and historical novels.

[Arlene Mengel · Rating 5 out of 5]

Once again the team of Green & Ronan has not disappointed. The second book of the Tomahawk and Saber saga was every bit of a page turner than the first. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

[Ionut]

This is the 2nd book in the Tomahawk and Saber series set in pre-revolutionary war America. The first one, Language of the Bear, introduced us to the main characters: Hugh Pyke, a lieutenant in His Majesty's army, and Wolf Tongue, a susquehannock warrior.

The book starts off slowly, colonel Bennett just promoted lieutenant Smith to captain. Hugh Pyke feels that he deserved this promotion and he makes his own case with the colonel only to be put back into his place. This is a transition from the events that occurred the previous novel, hinting at the fact that things are not particularly square between Pyke and the colonel.

Pyke is sent by the colonel on a mission to Millers Town. He visited the town in the previous novel as well and as we remember things didn't go so smoothly for him and Wolf Tongue the first time around. The content of this novel centers around the detective work that Pyke carries around town with regards to the motives of the different characters and on Pyke organizing the defenses of the town from an Indian raid. Helping him on this mission is his old friend Wolf Tongue together with sergeant Davies, the only help the colonel allowed him. Pyke fends off perils of different types in his adventure and he relies heavily on the help of his friends.

I'm looking forward to the future books in this series. Throughout the book, the authors hint they will focus on the upcoming french-british war where the authors hint they will conclude several plot lines introduced in this book.