The Stanfield Chronicles

David Tory is the award-winning author of the Stanfield Chronicles

The Mayflower left Plymouth England in 1620 bound for the Hudson River. It didn’t get there. Was it bad weather or something clandestine?

The Stanfield Chronicles is Isaac Stanfield’s story. He escapes from a disastrous fire to become an eager, adventurous young sailor. By happenstance he is recruited as an agent for Sir Ferdinando Gorges and faces torture, humiliation and death in Sir Ferdinando’s efforts to establish settlements in New England.

Isaac’s adventures and misadventures take him to New England, Holland, France, Spain and Bermuda. He becomes a successful merchant, ship owner and farmer, only to face the prospect of ruin.

His story is also the story of his love for two women.

Exploration

Exploration, the first novel of the Stanfield Chronicles Historical trilogy, begins in 1613, in the town of Dorchester, England.

To escape possible prosecution, a young lad, Isaac Stanfield, is taken on board a merchantman sailing for France. Isaac quickly wins the crew’s respect by his courage, quick-wittedness and modesty. So begins a life of action and jeopardy, challenges met, and friendships gained.

He faces down villainy, mortal threats and piracy as he becomes the confidant of the key players in the intrigue and conflict that leads to departure of the Mayflower for the New World.

It is also a love story of passion, misunderstandings, fulfillment and heartbreak.

Isaac’s life consists of blue water sailing adventures, kidnapping, smuggling, pirates, torture and romance, on two continents, from the Atlantic Ocean to the Mediterranean Sea. A life lived on the edge while he attempts to protect those he loves.

Retribution

Retribution, the second novel of the Stanfield Chronicles Historical trilogy, starts with the departure of the Mayflower from Plymouth in 1620.

A confused and heartbroken Isaac is sent by Sir Ferdinando Gorges on an exploratory voyage to New England. He abandons his son and seeks resolution on his journey. Supported by devoted friends, he attempts to put his life back together.

The next assignment to New England ends disastrously and nearly costs Isaac his life.

At sea, piracy is a constant and deadly threat as Isaac builds his trading business with France and Spain.

A love lost, another gained. His son restored, then kidnapped. Isaac faces the most frightening challenge of his life.

Redemption

Redemption is the third novel of the Stanfield Chronicles Historical trilogy. It’s 1628. The early stages of the Great Migration to New England have begun. The first boatloads of what will become a flood of settlers arrive, under-equipped and ill-prepared.

Isaac and his family, driven by personal loss, political and religious conflict, migrate to New England on a nightmare voyage. Surviving the journey, they face mortal danger from unseen foes and fight to survive when half their fellow settlers die from sickness, cold and malnutrition.

Amidst the horrors, Isaac seeks to protect his family and rebuild his fortunes only to find the past returns to haunt him.

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A truly fascinating book to read. The combination of Isaac’s adventures on a backdrop of historically interesting factual information, about life in the 1600’s makes this book extremely hard to put down. One of the best books I have read in a very long time

Swashbuckling, historical adventures with a dash of romance Author David Tory does an admirable job of blending historical research including actual historical figures with an engaging story. There is a dash of romance as well as swashbuckling adventures and sorrow. The combination creates a historical narrative which appeals to all readers

A Great Tale Wrapped in Historical Facts This is real history and terrific adventure all at once. the best historical fiction I’ve read since Hilary Mantel.

Riveting adventure and history, told through the journals of the engaging Isaac Stanfield. David Tory delivers a rip-roaring adventure story in his new historical fiction, Exploration: The Stanfield Chronicles. An historical fiction, yet with many of the actual people and events from this critical period of history, the story comes to life as young Isaac Stanfield navigates his path from shipmate, to spy, then critical confidant to the key strategists of those tumultuous times.

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