The Fiddler's Gun (Fin's Revolution: Book I)
I found myself stopping to reread passages because they were so beautifully written. The characters that populate the world of The Fiddler's Gun are so sharply drawn that I found myself thinking about them while I wasn't reading the book and that's one of the best compliments I can give any story. This is not a tame tale, there is violence and darkness but there's also love and hope and whispers of redemption. This is an adventure story and it's a love story. There are pockets of beautiful writing that will still your heart and characters that are impossible not to feel for. And it's also a bit of historical fiction! Truly, The Fiddler's Gun is reading at it's best. -----Review from MyFriendAmysBlog.comWith dogged fidelity, Peterson captures the spirit, manners, and social conditions present during the American Revolutionary War. We meet colorful, credible characters who navigate the high seas of life and love, dependence and independence, war and peace, truth and consequence, and despite forays into dark places, The Fiddler's Gun is beautiful, lyrical, and redemptive. A.S. Peterson has crafted a work of compelling historical fiction which begs the question, "Can this really be a debut novel?"-----Review from The Phantom TollboothGreat books like The Fiddlers Gun give a lifelike voice to historic characters on whose fictional shoulders we stand. We peer into Fins story through the eve and eye of The Revolutionary War. Theres her best friend Peter LaMee, her foe Sister Hilde; humor, romance, betrayal, grand ships, swearing sailors, pirates, gallows, Red Coats, Tories, and the hunger for American independence. Though within the epic framework, Fin just craves acceptance and love, to be an orphan no longer to belong. Here we have a book that is a New York Times bestsellers equal produced in the very fashion of redemption.-----Review from Curator Magazine