The Pilgrim is the fourth book of The Alford Saga, following The Deserter, The Survivor, and The Pioneer. In 1896, young rector Jack Alford is sent to the implacable, granite shores of Labrador on the vast St. Lawrence River. Hazards … Continue reading →

Who would benefit if they really did bring The Rapture on? Marc Estrin follows another of his strange protagonists through a world troubled by what it knows and by how it applies that knowledge. From the first page, we are … Continue reading →

The Deserter is the first book of the Alford Saga. Imagine you’re in a swaying hammock on a British man-o’war around 1800, riding out a harsh spring storm in a deserted estuary. Behind those high red cliffs lie a hundred … Continue reading →

Enthralling and adventurous, The Pioneer is Book 3 in the Alford Saga, a series chronicling two hundred years of Canadian history, as seen through the eyes of a settler’s family. The riveting Alford Saga continues with James Alford, the Deserter, battling old … Continue reading →

In Chicago’s Ukrainian Village, Nadya Lysenko has built her life on a foundation of secrets. When she was sixteen, Nadya snuck out of her house in Western Ukraine to meet a fortuneteller in the woods. She never expected it to … Continue reading →

A captivating and fast-paced adventure, The Survivor is Book Two of the Alford Saga, a series chronicling two hundred years of Canadian history, as seen through the eyes of one settler’s family. Thomas Manning, branded a deserter from the British Navy, is … Continue reading →