From a rural life to serving in the army during an important war in Canadian history - the French vs the British, we follow Locan as he navigates his way through a changing world. There was certainly plenty of action in this historical fiction, and I thought real events were woven in well to the overall plot. It's clear plenty of research went into this, and the writing is captivating. A great read overall.

The good parts were the factual battles of the 7 years of the wars between France and England fighting for the "ownership" of Canada. These battles were covered succinctly and did not hide the various barbaric acts of both sides.
The bad parts were the fictional tales of the hero, his Indian friend and their various exploits. These were shallow caricatures that did not really develop their characters or have very much drama in the writing.
Overall I felt it was like ordering a pizza and only getting the base.

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This book is a historical fiction. It is all about the British and French and Indian Seven Years War in their fight over Canada. It is a very graphic book on the horrors of the war so I found it way to brutal for my taste but, that being said. it seems to have been thoroughly researched. If you want to learn what life was like for the Irish, British, French or Indians during this time in history perhaps this is one for you to read.

The Indians fought for both sides depending on their tribe and you really learn how smart they were and how they worked with whatever side they supported.

A very well researched book filled with true events which provide the reader with thought provoking material. Recommended for history lovers. Thanks to Net Galley for my ARC. Reviewed on Amazon, Goodreads and Facebook.

This story is historical fiction about the conflict between the English and the French on the east coast in Canada and the northern US. It is also the tale of Lorcan Travis who emigrated from Ireland to fight for the British. He thought Indians were brutal savages. They were but they were more than that...

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The fighting between the French and English was brutal. I didn't know much about this history so that made it an interesting read for me. I also enjoyed watching Lorcan learn the Indians were smart. After he had distinguished himself fighting, he finds himself assigned to be part of an Indian scouting group. As he learns the way of Indians he begins to respect them.

Both sides had tribes of Indians helping them. Most of the Indian tribes were enemies anyway, so it was easy to decide which side they fought on.

Lorcan is working with White Owl, who doesn't like his sword. He throws it on the ground several times but Lorcan picks it up and puts it back in its sheaf. Then White Owl breaks the point. He still puts it away, but in time it earns him the name Broken Sword.

Broken Sword falls in love and marries but he loses her and his stepson to smallpox. He continues fighting.This is a seven year war and it seems it will never end.

I like reading historical fiction. It fills in the blanks in my education. I also have an interest in Indians. I have Indian relatives. And, no, they are not dumb.