The Shadow of the North: A Story of Old New York and a Lost Campaign

The narrative follows a young Onondaga warrior and a cast of settlers, soldiers, scouts, and traders as imperial rivalry spreads into the northern woods, producing ambushes, scouting missions, and skirmishes that test loyalties and skill; the action alternates with scenes in colonial towns and aboard a slaver, while spies, partisan leaders, and military officers shape a campaign of shifting alliances. The work balances vivid frontier encounters with political maneuvering, exploring cultural friction, personal duty, and the ways indigenous knowledge and informal warfare interact with organized military strategy.