Blood and Fate - (Soldier of the Arcanum) by A C Haskins (Paperback)

About the Book

"Thomas Quinn, Reluctant Sorcerer of the Arcanum. What's the reward for a job well done? For the Roman general Belisarius, it was a trial and conviction. Thomas Quinn, sorcerer, after having just saved the world this side of the veil, is hoping for a gentler fate from the tribunal called to pass judgment on him. But after centuries of putting his life on the line for humanity, he just doesn't have a lot of patience with protocol. In fact, he's never been known for tact or subtlety, and one of these days that may get him trouble. Again. For the time being, the reward for doing his job? It's back to Philadelphia, back to his little shop of esoteric goods-and back to the range, just in case he's needed to save the world one more time"-- Provided by publisher.

Book Synopsis

After saving the world, reluctant sorcerer Thomas Quinn just wants a quiet life running his shop in Philadelphia, but with a tribunal looming and his knack for trouble still intact, he may find himself pulled back into a battle for humanity once again.

YOU CAN'T ALWAYS GET WHAT YOU WANT . . .

After saving the world (again), Thomas Quinn wants nothing more but to return to a quiet life, be forgotten by the world, and run his little shop of esoteric goods in Philadelphia. But it seems fate has other plans, when he accidentally uncovers a problem in the source of magic itself, and he's once again called upon to figure out what it all means. His investigation takes him back to the Otherworld, where he tangles with a beautiful and mysterious Faerie maiden, monsters of myth and legend, the dangerous intricacies of Fae hospitality, beings once regarded as gods, and eventually the nature of reality itself.

And on top of all that, someone keeps trying to kill him.

So much for a quiet life.

About the Author

A.C. Haskins is a former Armored Cavalry Officer and combat veteran turned economist and business strategist (and occasional defensive firearm instructor). He has a lifelong love of speculative fiction, having written his first science fiction novel as a class project in the eleventh grade. His interests include (but are not limited to) ancient and medieval history, mythology, applied violence studies, tabletop gaming, and theoretical economics. He lives in Michigan with his wife, two cats, and a dog.