Roland - by N C Reed (Paperback)

About the Book

After a worldwide economic collapse Roland Strang finds himself responsible for a handful of teens and a busload of orphaned children and he sets out to find a safe haven for them. Along the way he'll make friends, enemies, and the odd mistake or two. Or more.

Book Synopsis

Roland Stang never intended to become the caretaker of thirty abandoned children. He was just looking for a place to get out of the rain. His plan was to lay low and allow the world to reset itself after a world wide economic collapse. But, things do change. An orphan himself from an early age, the former soldier can't simply walk away and leave the children he finds. Especially once he realizes what a sorry lot of adults is nominally in charge of the group in the warehouse he's taken shelter in.

But now, he's got his hands full, and then some. He has to find a home for those children, and a way to feed, clothe, and educate them. All while protecting them from people who would prey on them in one way or another, and while protecting his own back from an angry woman who apparently hates him just because. Her only redeeming feature as far as Roland is concerned? She wants to protect the children as much as he does.

Leading a handful of teens and a busload of orphaned children, Roland sets out to find a safe haven for them. Along the way he'll make friends, enemies, and the odd mistake or two. Or more.

Roland isn't exactly parenting material, either. With problems of his own to deal with, maybe taking on so much extra responsibility wasn't the smartest thing he's ever done. Then again, Roland has always been stubborn.

Review Quotes

A GOOD KNIGHT INDEED A wonderful and gut wrenching tale of a modern day knight fighting for the littlest victims, this book should satisfy fans of Mr. Reed's previous works but stands on its own. Roland is a flawed hero, more from his own self doubt than anything else, and this story is an emotional roller coaster. Like Billy Todd, Roland is a throwback, and one well suited to the world in which he finds himself after an economic crash sends society into flaming chaos. The supporting cast is well developed and be warned, Mr. Reed is not above shocking the reader with unexpected losses. This book is filled with laughter and horror and touching kindness. I look forward to Mr. Reed's next story.