An imaginary lad, Trevor is born in Ireland. Jamie is shanghaied into the Royal Navy, and shipwrecked on the shores of Africa.
Tarka and his young family are captured and sent to America. As a slave on a large plantation he plans his escape, and revenge.
Trevor's return to Africa is interrupted by the `New York Riots.' (My novel follows an historic timeline.)
Helping some runaway slaves escape to Canada he is sought by bounty hunters.
Trevor tries to start a new life in Canada but his young family is torn apart by the Fenians.
After joining the `Wolseley Expedition' he serves as a guard at the Ft. Garry Penitentiary before becoming a member of the North West Mounted Police and taking part in the `Two Thousand Mile Trek'.
Fero, after serving as a U. S. Marshall, is finally reunited with his second wife and returns to Africa.
Or does he?
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Is it pornographic? That would depend on a person's definition of pornographic. Some think the word fuck is vulgar. Others use it everyday. Some people will let their children watch Friday the thirteenth but feel that magazines such as `Playboy' will warp their minds.
Is it cruel and sadistic? Life is cruel and sadistic. `Fero' is realistic. It is, remember, a work of fiction. `My' characters have no resemblance to persons living or dead. FERO does, however, follow a time line of actual events which did occur in the shaping of North America and our hero does cross paths, fictitiously, with persons who did exist in history.
Is it bloodthirsty? Yes and no. Some, but not all, violent happenings are graphically depicted. If you enjoy tales such as `Friday the thirteen', this novel is not for you.
If you enjoy `Playboy Magazine', this novel is not for you, it has no pictures. If you enjoy `Letters to Xavier' you may enjoy this novel. I do graphically illustrate some sex scenes.
The entire novel will require a lot of reading. If you have not enjoyed reading this far, hit the `back' button.
When I began FERO I had one goal in mind, long. I feel disappointed when I read a book, begin to enjoy the story, and run out of book.
A publisher suggested my book was too long. She suggested I break it into novelettes and sell them in serial form. I despise reading a book to find that I have missed an episode, or have to run out and buy the next episode.
The first three novels are here, in a compilation. You will have to change from page to page as websites limit the space and I can't get more than one chapter on a page. If it was in book form `FERO' is, 163,598 words, 21 chapters, or 750 pages, long.
It is copyrighted but feel free to download it for reading purposes.
BEKO: African warrior. His treachery results in slavery for all.
BETH: Southern Belle, mistress of all she surveys, returns to the nothing she came from.
CHARENE; Nun, used and abuse, moves to Canada and is further used and abused.
COLLEEN; Wife, lover, nurse, victim.
CONZUELA: Voluptuous, deaf, Mexican Senorita, alone in the Wild West, witnesses the death of her father.
FERO: Sent, by the Governor, to settle a cattle war, kills the cattle baron, steals his woman, and his wealth.
JAMIE: Young boy, press ganged into the Royal Navy, as a cabin boy, tries to avoid being pressed by the gang.
JING RONG: Exotic Oriental, flees from her mail-order husband, finds an orphaned infant, and death.
LILIYA: Born of, and wed to, Russian nobility, saved from whiskey traders by Trooper Monaghan.
LIZA: Runaway slave, uses the Underground Railway to reach Canada, and freedom, only to lose all she has gained.
MARY: Young Irish mother, leaves her home, and the path of God, to support her offspring.
MOONLITE: Heartbroken native awaits, with anticipation, the death of Trooper Monaghan.
OKONI: African Princess, betrothed to an African Prince, is captured and sold as a slave.
PATCH: One-eyed pirate, awash on a sea of soil.
PATRICIA: Pregnant prostitute, sells her baby's milk for a ticket home.
SILVER FOX: The N.W.M.P. execute a killer of one of their own, or was he?
TARKA: White God amongst black heathens.
TREVOR. Escaped slave, joins the Wolseley Expedition to Ft. Garry where he becomes a prison guard.
TROOPER MONAGHAN: Tracking some rustlers, decides to use their hideout to start a ranch of his own.
VILMA: Tarred and feathered by a preacher for committing the same sins as her father.
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Trooper Monaghan rides through a sea of buffalo on the great Canadian plain and kills Patch.
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Trevor Monaghan, born in Ireland, leaves the small fishing village of his birth. His father, lost at sea, his mother takes him away from the sea.
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Trevor's mother is killed by Patch. Trevor & Patch are press ganged into the Royal Navy. Trevor is mistakenly called Jamie.
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Trevor's first love. Her life, in an African village, until she is captured by slave traders.
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Okoni's father-in-law to be. His treachery results in slavery for all.
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Trevor saves the life of Okoni's, brother. After the death of Okoni's fiancée she marries Trevor.
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Trevor and his in-laws are taken to America as slaves.
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Mrs. Hammon's life. She inherits a plantation and buys Trevor.
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Trevor seduces Mrs. Hammon, steals her money, and gains freedom for himself and many of Okoni's tribesmen.
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Trevor, caught in the New York Riots, misses Okoni, saves Liza and her parents, escorts them to Canada through attacks by bounty hunters.
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Her life, as a Monk, until she moves to Canada and meets Trevor.
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Joins the Wolseley Expedition to Ft. Garry. Becomes a prison guard, meets Charene. Joins the N.W.M.P. `March West' to Ft. McLeod, spring of 1874.
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Liliya is saved from whiskey traders by Trevor.
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Trevor tracks rustlers. Decides to use their hideout to start his own ranch. Finds Conzuela. Tracks her father's killer.
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Trevor recovers the body of a missing squaw.
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Trevor finds Colleen, husband dead. Finds Vilma tarred and feathered by a preacher. Takes Vilma to ranch. Kills preacher and burns the town.
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Trevor returns to his ranch and finds it destroyed by nature. He takes on role of U. S. marshal, becomes `Fero'. Sent to settle a cattle war he kills the cattle baron, takes his money, and his woman. The two find a baby.
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Trevor finds a pregnant prostitute and solicits her aid, until she drowns.
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Trevor becomes reacquainted with Charene takes her to New York. Goes to Montreal. Trevor finds Liza, takes her to Africa.
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The N.W.M.P. find Trevor's killer, they believe.
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The Marianna sinks. Trevor puts Liza and the baby in a lifeboat and gives her his money belt.
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Yours truly
Lee A. Wood
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BIOGRAPHY
Lee A. Wood was born in Edmonton, Alberta Canada.
Before and after leaving home he has lived in several towns throughout said province, as well as the province of British Columbia.
A professional driver Mr. Wood has wheeled the big rigs through; 47 of the 50 states, 7 of the 10 provinces, and 2 of the three territories.
As well as looking at the world through a windshield it has been his pleasure to view the wonders of the planet through, the view finder of a camera, and the lens of a diving mask. As well as Canada, and the USA, he has traveled extensively throughout; China, and Mexico
A graduate of several college and university courses Mr. Wood is a writer of many genres: novels; film, & TV, scripts; plays, articles, etc., some of which have appeared in various publications, and most of which have been posted in his website, www.bearspage.info.
PRAISE FOR FERO
One of the finest - Saskatchewan Sackket
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(A) crackerjack opening - Alberta Albertan
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Journalist and Author: Dodie King,
FERO:
A circumstance-shaped character reveal, woven across continents and events
- a reality raw with the grittiness hidden, regardless of how deeply, within the human animal
- this historically based, straight speaking novel compels a reaction in the reader achievable only by a masterful story-teller.
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PRAISE FOR LEE A. WOOD
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AUTHORS WHO'S WORKS I HAVE ENJOYED READING
 CORNWELL, BERNARD Scoundrel |  CROMBIE, DEBORAH In A Dark House. I seldom enjoy reading female authors but, this one was excellent. |  FLEMING, IAN All of his works. At one time I had a complete collection, including a few hard cover originals, and an original Chitty, but, my mother gave them all away. |  FORSYTH, FREDERICK The Devil’s Alternative |  FRANCIS, DICK Dead Cert, plus many others |
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 GABALDON, DIANA Outlander |  HILLERMAN, TONY The Sinister Pig |  MARTIN, ALLANA Death of: a Saint Maker; The Last Villista |  McBAIN, ED Most of his works. |  McCALL SMITH, ALEXANDER The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency |
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 MULLINS, JOHN F. Into the Treeline |  PARKER, ROBERT B. Cold Service |  SIMPSON, MARCIA Crow In Stolen Colors. I have absolutely no interest in Coastal Native heritage, and I seldom enjoy reading female authors but, this one was exemplary. |  SPILLANE, MICKEY All of his works. At one time I had a complete collection. |  Varley, John Mammoth |
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