Death Comes Calling (Tales From The Lands Of Arlington Green) - 9781689071529

If you enjoy Historical Fantasy tales of wizards and warriors...of desperate battles where even courage in the face of the enemy may not be enough to turn the tide...and a "Hero" who is as far from what you would perceive the title to imply, then "Death Comes Calling" may be for you. Taking place in the early Middle Ages in a country very similar to England of that time, "Death Comes Calling"--the third book in the captivating series "Tales From The Lands of Arlington Green"--manages to blend humorous tales with exciting adventures to create a good read that is difficult to put down.A collection of inter-connected stories, "Death Comes Calling" focuses upon the adventures--as well as misadventures--of a clever young scribe named Dylan. After years of wandering throughout the Medieval countryside sharing stories born within his fertile mind of the heroic deeds of others, he gives up his nomadic lifestyle and takes a position on The Staff for The Duke and Duchess of The Village of Arlington Green. Finding it difficult to transition from his days of being completely free to now having to answer to others, he battles the need to grow into the man fate has decreed he must become. Through the influence of The Duke, Duchess, and especially a beautiful young songstress named Robyn, Dylan begins to exhibit a remarkable ability to achieve whatever he attempts. He thrives as Administrator of the village's new school, thwarts the attempt of an evil wizard sent to destroy Arlington Green's wheat crop with 'magic' of his own, and then goes and rams a ship which The Duke is considering buying into a dock!He is Dylan after all!It is also at this time that Arlington Green earns the wrath of their neighbor, the newly appointed Earl of Thornsbury. Desperate to retaliate for Arlington Green building their own mill and thus destroying his monopoly upon the making of flour, when the wizard he had sent to devastate Arlington Green fails, this young impetuous fool decides that he will gain his revenge by forming an army of mercenaries to invade and burn Arlington Green to the ground! His intentions discovered, Arlington Green gears for war by the forming of a Militia as well as hiring former Royal Army soldiers to create a Regiment deemed capable of defeating Thornsbury's Legion.Appointed as the figurehead Commander of The Militia in order to inspire the farmers and townsfolk of Arlington Green to stand and fight as they are being led by one of their own, Dylan has a former Royal Army Officer for the handling all tactical decisions for The Militia...until the day of the battle when Dylan is forced to take complete command of his inexperienced fighting force!It so happens that Thornsbury's land abuts The Channel, the body of water which separates The Realm from their traditional enemies "The Army Who Wears Blue". With tensions mounting between both countries to nearly the breaking point, wouldn't Thornsbury's be the perfect location to land an invasion force?Life can be so funny sometimes. Here you have the lives and futures of the families of Arlington Green at stake, plus the balance of power between two traditional warring nations, all placed in the hands of a former Teller-of-Tales with no military experience who questions his ability to stay and fight once battle has commenced!Wish the man luck--he's going to need it!

Author: Stephen B. Allen

Publisher: Independently published

Publication Date: Aug 28, 2019

Number of Pages: 252 pages

Language: English

Binding: Paperback

ISBN-10: 1689071524

ISBN-13: 9781689071529