“Bosoms and brawn…a rich and rangy novel. Like the heroes of all good yarns, Ram is triumphant in both battle and bed. ” Raleigh News and Observer
The epic story of swashbuckling soldier-of-fortune Ram Anstruther, living a life of bloodshed from the moment he’s found as a baby in the arms of his dead mother on the battlefield of Ramilles, Belgium in 1706. He’s adopted by a young English soldier, who names him after the battle and raises him in Yorkshire, where Ram becomes an expert horseman, swordsman and soldier. His exceptional skills, his lust for adventure (and women), and his unquenchable thirst for revenge, will drive him around the globe, from England to Austria, from India to the American frontier, to meet his unforgettable, heroic destiny.
“Colorful, intriguing, monumental.” Hartford Courant
“Ram has been to more countries and made love to more women than have most men, living or fictional. Mr. Taylor’s narrative plunges through time cheerfully wearing tatters of history.” New York Times
“A story of war and wenching, of intrigue and dishonesty, political and personal, in high and low places.” Fort Worth Star Telegram
“The author has a delightful manner of story-telling. He does not get bogged down in a historical morass but keeps the action swiftly moving. Enjoyable for any easy chair adventurer.” Sacramento Bee
“A panoramic, bustling historical novel, the accent on action and plenty of it. An exciting book.” Nashville Banner
“Excitement is the key. Skulduggery, counter-skulduggery, and counter-counter skulduggery. It’s a fast-moving chronicle, but one which must be read slowly. It is a carefully-woven tale skillfully told.” Tucson Citizen
“A brilliantly-told drama of the 18th century.” Columbus Dispatch
“It seems as if the author has compressed enough material for two novels and two sturdy characters into one. No one can complain, however, because of Taylor’s vivid writing and excellent characterizations.” Chattanooga Daily Times
John Winchcombe-Taylor /
Adventure, Historical
