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The Heron’s Song by Brian Baynton.
‘A Tale In The Time Of Pontiac’s War’.
Book One Of The Liam Hicks Series.
Liam Hicks has arrived in Detroit, looking to catch on with the British army as an independent scout. It is the spring of 1763, and Pontiac is in the early stages of putting together his Indian confederacy. Liam’s scouting work with the British army in the recent war against the French, has resulted in a recommendation from Sir William Johnson to the English Commander at Fort Detroit, Major Gladwin. Liam’s unusual upbringing has exposed him to the best and worst of the three cultures—English, French and Native—who continue to fight for their piece of North America. The relationships he has developed with people from these cultures has caused him to take what he believes are the best parts of each and incorporate them into his daily life. As he begins his scouting duties at Detroit, some of his beliefs are challenged, and as Pontiac’s War begins to spread, he is made to reflect on life and death, right and wrong, like he has never done before.
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Paperback: 257 Pages
Publisher: Independently Published (June 10, 2020)
Language: English
“A Tale In The Time Of Pontiac’s War”
French and Indian War Historical
Historical Thriller
Song Of The Blue Jay by Brian Baynton.
“Follows The Adventures Of Scout Liam Hicks In The Eastern Forests
Of North America During & In The Aftermath Of The French & Indian War“
Book Two Of The Liam Hicks Series.
Song of The Blue Jay is book two in the Liam Hicks story following closely on where the first book, ‘The Heron’s Song, finishes.
It is the spring/summer of 1764, one year removed from Pontiac’s siege of Fort Detroit. Liam has returned to Detroit to resume his role as a scout for the English Army but first makes plans to go to Aamjiwnaang along the shores of the beautiful St. Clair River he loves, to search for Ashagi’s sister Deedeens (Blue Jay). Liam must determine if Deedeens still believes in the power of Ashagi’s dream in which it was foretold she and Liam would be together forever. Liam made a solemn vow to his Heron brother Ashagi, as he lay dying, that he would seek out Deedeens and make his (Ashagi’s) dream a reality.
Tensions between the English, French and Native peoples of the area remain high one year removed from Pontiac’s attack on Fort Detroit. With his friend Ashagi no longer around to help him navigate through these difficulties, Liam must find a way to make contact with Deedeens without sacrificing his life. The appearance of the hated Frenchmen Armand Ouellette and Guy Allard serve to make his task far more difficult than he could have imagined.
Like Liam’s first adventure, Song of the Blue Jay is set in the wilderness of Aamjiwnaang, on the banks of the St. Clair River, but once again has him travelling throughout the region, including his first trip up the river the French call La Tranche to the site of what is present day Chatham, Ontario. Also, like The Heron’s Song, Song of the Blue Jay examines underlying themes of racism, man versus woman, love, life and death, and the need to live the best life you can while you still have it.
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Paperback: 269 Pages
Publisher: Independently Published (January 25, 2021)
Language: English
French and Indian War Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction Thriller
The Raven Calls by Brian Baynton.
“Follows The Adventures Of Scout Liam Hicks In The Eastern Forests
Of North America During & In The Aftermath Of The French & Indian War“
Book Three Of The Liam Hicks Series.
The Raven Calls is the third book in the Liam Hicks Series following closely on the story lines established in my first book, The Heron’s Song and my second book, Song of the Blue Jay. The summer of 1764 will soon be coming to a close. It has been a tumultuous two or three months which started with Liam trying to fulfill the wishes of his deceased Heron brother Ashagi, who dreamed his sister Deedeens and Liam would be together forever. Later on, Liam is informed that he is no longer needed by the British army at Fort Detroit due to the absence of Pontiac, which has resulted in relative peace amongst the tribes in the area. After finding Deedeens in the village of Little Thunder, Liam discovers she has already betrothed herself to the Ojibwa warrior Waawaate. With nowhere else to go, Liam decides, with the permission of the village elders, to establish a temporary camp on the St. Clair River across from the Little Thunder’s village while he decides his next steps. A series of events resulting in much death and upheaval, ultimately results in Liam and Deedeens having the chance to consider their future together.
The Raven Calls picks up the story in the final month of the summer of 1764 with Liam, soon approaching his thirtieth year, wrestling with what he wants his future to look like. Will it be built around his newly started relationship with Deedeens? Will he accept the offer to join a fur trading company out of Detroit owned by James Sterling – a man he met through his friend Robert Rogers? Will he plant his roots in Aamjiwnaang, on the beautiful St. Clair River and give up the life he has been living for the past ten years? Just when Liam feels he is ready to make a commitment to a new life, an unexpected message arrives which just might turn all his life considerations upside down.
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Paperback: 275 Pages
Publisher: Independently Published (December 13, 2021)
Language: English
French and Indian War Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction Thriller
Trickster Raven And The Trail To Gitchee-Gami by Brian Baynton.
“Follows The Adventures Of Scout Liam Hicks In The Eastern Forests
Of North America During & In The Aftermath Of The French & Indian War“
Book Four Of The Liam Hicks Series.
Spring 1766. An infant dead at childbirth. A despondent mother. Trickster Raven. Shifting allegiances. Continuing conflict.
These are the things Liam Hicks must deal with as he navigates his way through a rapidly changing world. Long-held relationships are passing, and new ones need to be formed. Liam soon learns that sometimes his beliefs and the circumstances he is facing do not line up well.
Trickster Raven has fooled the village midwife and Liam’s Ojibwa partner, Deedeens. Raven leads them to mistakenly believe that Deedeens’ newborn son is dead because she was not big enough to carry the baby of a man Liam’s size to term. Even though Ashagi-Manidoo’s dream that Liam and Deedeens will be together forever still holds much power, Deedeens refuses to see a future with Liam if she cannot deliver him future children.
After many attempts to help Deedeens see things differently, Liam decides he must leave Aamjiwnaang to give her time and space to heal. Liam is offered the opportunity to go north with his fur-trader friend Charles de Langlade who is heading for the Ouisconsin Territory where the beaver can still be found in great numbers. On his return to Michilimackinac, Liam is asked by the new fort commander, Robert Rogers, to head out with an expedition that will be searching for the fabled Northwest Passage. As the spectre of winter looms, will Liam survive the treachery, harsh landscape, and continuing skirmishes with the Sioux so he can return to Deedeens and salvage their relationship.
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Print Length: 293 Pages
Publisher: Friesen Press; 1st Edition (January 8, 2024)
Language: English
French and Indian War Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction Thriller
A Long Journey Back by Brian Baynton.
“Follows The Adventures Of Scout Liam Hicks In The Eastern Forests
Of North America During & In The Aftermath Of The French & Indian War”
Book Five Of The Liam Hicks Series.
A Long Journey Back opens at Fort Michlimackinac where Liam Hicks and the woman he met at the Ojibwa village of Batchawana the previous summer, Virginia Smith, have been living through a very cold winter. With the ice now beginning to break up in the straits, Liam is faced with a decision. Will he head south to the Ojibwa village of Little Thunder on the St. Clair River to determine where his relationship with Deedeens stands or will he help Virginia return to her home near Lake George where she had been captured by Mississauga warriors just prior to the siege of Fort William Henry during the French and Indian War.
Liam’s ultimate decision takes him on an epic journey through the wilds of a large portion of North America and features appearances by real life people such as Robert Rogers, William Johnson and Simon Girty, as well as characters from the previous books such as Tgashadoje, the Mingo warrior and chief who appeared in ‘The Raven Calls’. A Long Journey Back is a story of how Liam continues to deal with difficult and dangerous people that enter his life, as well as reconcile his behaviour when faced with circumstances that challenge his core values.
As with the first four books in the Liam Hicks series: “The Heron’s Song”, “Song of the Blue Jay”, “The Ravens Calls” and “Trickster Raven and the Trail to Gitchee-Gami”; A Long Journey Back is a story about decisions made and the consequences they bring. It also continues to explore the difficulties with this period in history, as the British, victors in the Seven Years War (the French and Indian War) continue to tighten their grip on the lands and resources currently in the possession of the Native peoples of the Eastern forests of North America.
Product Details:
Print Length: 297 Pages
Publisher: Independently Published
Publication Date: August 13, 2025
Language: English
French and Indian War Historical Fiction
Historical Fiction Thriller
About The Author: Trickster Raven and the Trail to Gitchee-Gami is the fourth book in the Liam Hicks series. It started with The Heron’s Song (2020), followed by Song of the Blue Jay (2021) and The Raven Calls (2022). Brian’s writing started following his retirement, but he has always had a passion for history and historical fiction, beginning when he was a young boy growing up in Chatham Ontario. His family lived on Tecumseh Avenue, and Brian started by learning all he could about the Shawnee war chief the street was named after. Tecumseh was killed at the Battle of the Thames, which took place not far from Chatham during the War of 1812. That war was the culmination of many wars in Eastern North America, starting in the early 1700s, but it was the French and Indian War and the period directly following it that Brian became most interested in reading and writing about.
Brian lives in Heidelberg Ontario with Janice, his wife of forty-two years, and their three springer spaniels-Gryphon, Finnegan, and Tuffy. Three adult children, one daughter-in-law, and one son-in-law all reside in Western Canada.
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