{"product_id":"dark-frontier-9781804548592","title":"Dark Frontier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA thrilling historical western set in 1890s Oregon, from the author of the critically acclaimed Bernicia Chronicles. An English soldier turned police officer escapes to the American West for a new life, but things in Oregon prove far harder than he expected.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA man can flee from everything but his own nature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1890. Lieutenant Gabriel Stokes of the British Army left behind the horrors of war in Afghanistan for a role in the Metropolitan Police. Though he rose quickly through the ranks, the squalid violence of London's East End proved just as dark and oppressive as the battlefield. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith his life falling apart, and longing for peace and meaning, Gabriel leaves the grime of London behind and heads for the wilderness and wide open spaces of the American West. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe soon realises that the wilds of Oregon are far from the idyll he has yearned for. The Blue Mountains may be beautiful, but with the frontier a complex patchwork of feuds and felonies, and ranchers as vicious as any back alley cut-throat in London, Gabriel finds himself unable to escape his past and the demons that drive him. Can he find a place for himself on the far edge of the New World?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Harffy\u003c\/b\u003e grew up in Northumberland where the rugged terrain, ruined castles and rocky coastline had a huge impact on him. He now lives in Wiltshire, England, with his wife and their two daughters. Matthew is the author of the critically acclaimed Bernicia Chronicles and A Time for Swords series, and he also presents the popular podcast, \u003ci\u003eRock, Paper, Swords!\u003c\/i\u003e, with fellow author Steven A. McKay. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollow Matthew at @MatthewHarffy and www.matthewharffy.com.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Head of Zeus -- An Aries Book","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50899855868178,"sku":"9781804548592","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c22e4698-ec33-4827-96bf-22dee6cfc73b.jpg?v=1759831720","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dark-frontier-9781804548592","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}