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Assimilation: An Axe of Iron Novel
Assimilation will wet the appetite of the fans that have developed a fascination with the plight of the Greenland Viking settlers in the first two novels of the series, The Settlers and Confrontation.
The twists and turns of this continuing tale will engage the reader from the outset as the tall, fair-skinned invaders, knowing it is their key to survival, gradually assimilate with the savage natives of the pre-historical land that will become the Hudson Bay and Great Lakes regions of Canada and the US.
In a scenario ordained by the gods, this assimilation process has a thin chance of success through the forced involvement of two of the Viking settlers with tribes of natives that are habitual enemies of one another. Against overwhelming odds that can have but one successful outcome for the settlers, daily life becomes a balancing act where one word, one gesture, one innocent mistake, can spell disaster in this hostile setting.
The twists and turns of this continuing tale will engage the reader from the outset as the tall, fair-skinned invaders, knowing it is their key to survival, gradually assimilate with the savage natives of the pre-historical land that will become the Hudson Bay and Great Lakes regions of Canada and the US.
In a scenario ordained by the gods, this assimilation process has a thin chance of success through the forced involvement of two of the Viking settlers with tribes of natives that are habitual enemies of one another. Against overwhelming odds that can have but one successful outcome for the settlers, daily life becomes a balancing act where one word, one gesture, one innocent mistake, can spell disaster in this hostile setting.
425 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 23, 2016
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About the author
J.A. Hunsinger
3 books2 followersJ. A. Hunsinger lives in Colorado, USA, with his wife Phyllis. He writes and promotes fulltime. Vinland Publishing, published the first novel of his character-driven, historical fiction series, Axe of Iron: The Settlers on August 1, 2008. The second book of the series, Axe of Iron: Confrontation, will be released in December 2009. The other four books of the series will follow annually.
Although he has long been a writer, much of his adult life has been associated with commercial aviation, both in and out of the cockpit. As an Engineering Technical Writer for Honeywell Commercial Flight Systems Group, Phoenix, AZ, he authored two comprehensive pilots' manuals on aircraft computer guidance systems and several supplemental aircraft radar manuals. His manuals have been published and distributed worldwide to airline operators by Honeywell Engineering, Phoenix, AZ. His first published work for the general public, Flight Into Danger, appeared in Flying Magazine, (August 2002). Many of his articles have been featured in other periodicals and websites or are featured on his blog.
After his flying career ended on his 60th birthday, he found himself with time to continue his writing; this first novel was actually begun more than twenty years ago. He attended many writing classes and seminars, but couldn't sustain a head of steam as a writer. All of that changed abruptly in 2004, when he remarried. Phyllis provided the necessary push and as a result he treated writing as work, which it most certainly is.
Writing is a learned craft. In order to learn to write, you must write. Eventually the classes must be set aside; set a daily work schedule and stick to it. That is not to say you should stop taking classes altogether; learning is a lifetime experience. Sooner or later though, you must take the plunge and go at it on your own.
Have a story to tell, one that you like. Then sit down and get busy. Have your work professionally edited: rewrite, edit, rewrite, until you've gotten it as good as it can be.
That's all there is to being a writer.
J. A. Hunsinger’s Website
http://www.vinlandpublishing.com/inde...
Although he has long been a writer, much of his adult life has been associated with commercial aviation, both in and out of the cockpit. As an Engineering Technical Writer for Honeywell Commercial Flight Systems Group, Phoenix, AZ, he authored two comprehensive pilots' manuals on aircraft computer guidance systems and several supplemental aircraft radar manuals. His manuals have been published and distributed worldwide to airline operators by Honeywell Engineering, Phoenix, AZ. His first published work for the general public, Flight Into Danger, appeared in Flying Magazine, (August 2002). Many of his articles have been featured in other periodicals and websites or are featured on his blog.
After his flying career ended on his 60th birthday, he found himself with time to continue his writing; this first novel was actually begun more than twenty years ago. He attended many writing classes and seminars, but couldn't sustain a head of steam as a writer. All of that changed abruptly in 2004, when he remarried. Phyllis provided the necessary push and as a result he treated writing as work, which it most certainly is.
Writing is a learned craft. In order to learn to write, you must write. Eventually the classes must be set aside; set a daily work schedule and stick to it. That is not to say you should stop taking classes altogether; learning is a lifetime experience. Sooner or later though, you must take the plunge and go at it on your own.
Have a story to tell, one that you like. Then sit down and get busy. Have your work professionally edited: rewrite, edit, rewrite, until you've gotten it as good as it can be.
That's all there is to being a writer.
J. A. Hunsinger’s Website
http://www.vinlandpublishing.com/inde...
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December 17, 2016
A fantastic book by an Author who researched and lived this Journey of the Nordics who journeyed from Greenland to settle in Canada.
I am a friend of the author. Since he was born he was compelled to write this trilogy describing an ill fated journey from Greenland to Canada by the Nordic Vikings to settle in the new world. The settlement was in a land ideally fitted to the Vikings; however it was heavily populated by three nomadic Indian tribes.
The story is about the assimilation of the Vikings into the society of nomads and the fate of the Vikings. The novel was thoroughly researched and the findings leave no doubt to the reader that the historically accurate tales about blond headed barriers were members of the Indian tribe.
Jerry stuck with accuracy as it relates to the Indian tribal names and the Nordics that settled in the new world. It took a while to adjust to the names and nomenclature, however this quickly makes the reader a party to the natives and Vikings who lived and died in this adventure. Jerry is an excellent descriptive writer who verbally takes the reader through the many adventures that occurred during this adventure.
I had a tough time laying the novels down, then I spent a great deal of time reflecting on the potential real I type of this adventure and it's reality to history. An excellent trilogy.
Gerald Blaine
I am a friend of the author. Since he was born he was compelled to write this trilogy describing an ill fated journey from Greenland to Canada by the Nordic Vikings to settle in the new world. The settlement was in a land ideally fitted to the Vikings; however it was heavily populated by three nomadic Indian tribes.
The story is about the assimilation of the Vikings into the society of nomads and the fate of the Vikings. The novel was thoroughly researched and the findings leave no doubt to the reader that the historically accurate tales about blond headed barriers were members of the Indian tribe.
Jerry stuck with accuracy as it relates to the Indian tribal names and the Nordics that settled in the new world. It took a while to adjust to the names and nomenclature, however this quickly makes the reader a party to the natives and Vikings who lived and died in this adventure. Jerry is an excellent descriptive writer who verbally takes the reader through the many adventures that occurred during this adventure.
I had a tough time laying the novels down, then I spent a great deal of time reflecting on the potential real I type of this adventure and it's reality to history. An excellent trilogy.
Gerald Blaine
September 28, 2016
The final book in the Axe of Iron series raps up this exciting historical fiction tale of a medieval people, the Greenland Vikings, as the assimilation process with the natives of the land they called Vinland, ordained by the gods, comes to fruition.
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