Chain of Destiny

Title: Chain of Destiny
Author: J.D. Lock
Publisher: Wheatmark
Copyright: 2007
ISBN-13: 978-1-58736-716-8

I highly recommend this novel.

JD Lock is a West Pointer, a US Army Ranger, a retired Lieutenant Colonel, and the author of three previous non-fiction volumes tracing the history and training of the American Rangers. “Chain of Destiny” is his first foray into fiction. And it’s a success.

Lock’s protagonist, Nathaniel Ames, is a modern day U.S. Army Ranger Captain; commander of an infantry company in the 75th Ranger Regiment. His unit deploys to capture and remove nuclear weapons from the hands of the Russian Mafia.

In the process, Captain Ames is injured and transported to 1863 and the American Civil War battlefield of Chancellorsville - the day after the battle. After a short convalescence he returns to duty an as infantry company commander, but in Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia.

His adventures and attempts to change history are a joy to follow. Along the way you get a taste of Civil War combat and a direct comparison with the modern Ranger experience.

The book is well worth the read. I was reluctant to put it down.

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