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Perigord is the first novel by author Marc Lindsay in the Perigord series, it was first published in 2015 by Murder of Crows Publishing. The plot of the novel concerns 16 year old Jason Page, who has just moved to the quiet town of Perigord with his single Mother Helen Page. Within days of their arrival Jason discovers that he is only half-human, a legacy left behind from a father he has never known.

reviews have been very favourable, applauding Marc Lindsay's originality, descriptions and use of mythology in the story line. A lot have also commented on the fact that the book would make a great fantasy movie.

Contents [hide] 1 Synopsis 1.1 Plot 1.2 Main characters

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Plot[edit source] Plato Wyngard an elderly man is hiking through the forest, in the middle of the night, looking desperately for something. Upon finding a clue he is confronting by shadowy individuals and attacked

Jason Page and his Mother Helen Page drive into the town of Perigord, a small rural community nestled in a valley surrounded by mountains. Tensions seem strained between the Mother and brooding son.

On arrival at the local realty they receive keys to a house that has been bequeathed to Helen from her uncle Plato Wyngard who is now a missing person, presumed dead. In the Realtor’s office Jason is intrigued by an unusual painting hanging on the wall, the artists name Heinrich Perigord who happened to be the town’s founding father.

Interested in the town’s dark and bizarre history Jason visits the local library, only to discover that the Library and its employee’s, Ulysses Walker and Amelia Jax even stranger than Perigord’s past. Jason later encounters hostility in the form of the school’s Vice Principle Ms Stonewall and the local bullies, led by Hector Rope, ending in a savage school yard fight and Jason’s subsequent detention. This leads to more tension between him and his Mother, but also an unexpected friendship in the way of Selene Jaeger.

On the days that follow Jason experiences erratic fluctuations with his body, intense sickness, countered with moments of powerful strength and speed. In line with this Jason finds an old book in his Uncle’s private library, written in what he perceives to be German, he seeks the help of Selene who informs him that only some of the text is in German, but that her Grand-mother Ursula may be able to help decipher the book.

A home invasion by three unknown assailants looking for something in the private library results in Jason ending up in hospital. Afterwards, Jason with the help of Selene uncovers a secret passage and study belonging to Jason’s late Uncle. In the study they find evidence of an ancient prophecy detailing the end of the world with the blowing of the gjallarhorn, a mythical Viking artifact during the town’s harvest moon festival which occurs only every seven years, and which is set to take place within the week.

The two teenagers discover that an important piece of the puzzle is located on the back of the very painting that Jason first saw on arrival in town and the pair break into the realty during the night to extract the information they need. As they successfully exit with the newly acquired information they are attacked by a pair of inhuman assailants, Onyx and Strix. During the altercation Selene is knocked out and Jason left to defend himself alone. During the assault Jason transforms into living steel and manages to fight back, however his inexperience and solitary defense isn’t enough against Onyx and Strix, but before they are able to finish Jason off Ulysses arrives revealing his own ability to shape change and he easily defeats Onyx and Strix.

Ulysses carries Jason and Selene back to the library where he reveals to them that the world they thought they knew was a deception and that since the dawn of man, alien’s races of all description have been living with humans, and that most myth and legends are based upon this fact, Jason’s own ancestry is the same as Ulysses, the ability to change shape into any form he desires.

The following day Jason and Selene find out that Selene’s Grandmother, Ursula and Jason’s uncle Plato were members of a secret society, The Guild of Wolves’, an organization formed to protect the world from the unknown. Ulysses takes Jason into the forest to test the limits of his powers, Jason adopts the form of a griffin, and under the influence and awe of the form fly’s away, only the intervention by Ulysses prevents Jason by being seen, both of them ending up in Greymeade lake. As a token of his efforts Ulysses gives Jason a gift, a suit that is able to change and conform to his mental commands.

The next day a school excursion to Jason to the Black river brewery, the main infrastructure within the Perigord community. The owner tells the students about the legend of the cider and how the recipe was derived from a stone goblin. Afterwards Hector, in an attempt to bury the hatchet invites Jason to a party the next day.

Jason and Selene attend the party which is held on the far side of the lake, afterwards They are led to the town’s water purification plant where the pair are tossed into cleaning vat with no way out. Hector states that he knows that Jason is different and evil, Jason and Selene are left to die. The rocks used in the purification process inhibit Jason’s ability to change, Selene attempts too free them through an interconnecting pipe but succumbs to the lack of oxygen. As he lays unconscious Jason receives a visit from an unknown man he grabs his arm then wakes him up. Jason manages too free them from the underwater pipe.

Jason races back to the library with the drowned body of Selene, and with the help of the library is able to save her life. Later that night Hector is visited by a demon who nearly kills him.

On the day of the Harvest moon Ulysses, convinced that his old nemesis Heinrich is behind the events in Perigord takes off into the forest to find him. Selene visits a teacher Ms Gaia with knowledge behind the Harvest moon. In the forest Ulysses is attacked by the Stumpp brothers, three were-leopards who have been paid to eliminate Ulysses. Ms Gaia is actually the mastermind behind the everything, she captures Selene.

Eventually getting free Selene races into town to help Jason stop the blowing of the gjallarhorn, only they are too late. The town’s people are transformed into an unstoppable army, controlled by Ms Gaia, with the help of Ulysses, who has escaped the Stumpp brothers, and Ms Jax and Ursula they attempt to fight the army and stop Ms Gaia.

The library protects Selene from harm as the others fight the transformed town members, who have been joined by Onyx and Strix. Despite the group effort the numbers are against them, it is only the intervention by Selene armed with a magical bow is she able to kill Ms Gaia and stop her army. Jason is able to reverse the effects on the town’s people by using the horn. After everything is placed back in order, Ulysses is confronted by an image of Heinrich.

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Main characters[edit source] Jason Page is a 16 year old teenager. Lindsay describes Jason as tall and lean and muscular with ash blonde hair, Jason appears brooding and distant initially. As the story develops, Jason's character unfolds into a more complex person, with fears and concerns about both his past and future. Jason's initial acceptance at his new school is rather rocky, as we find out that's he's a loner with a talent for landing into trouble, this is brought on by a wry sense of humor and a headstrong nature.

Selene Jaeger is Jason's age and similar to Jason in many respects. Described as having an average height, Selene is also mentioned to possess a rather athletic build. Raven black hair and wearing the styling's and dress of a Goth girl. Selene is a rebel and outsider in a town where she has lived all of her life. The first time both Jason and Selene meet there is an obvious attraction.

Helen Page is Jason's single mother, a slim and petite woman with a pixie cut hair style, it's obvious when we first meet Helen that she's nervous about their move to Perigord, and how her son Jason will take to the change, as it is mentioned that he has had previous problems in the past. Helen is a mixture of unsure single parent, and confident professional as she arrives in Perigord as the new town Vet.

Ulysses Walker is the town head librarian. his age is never mentioned, but is assumed to be in his late thirties, early forties. A hulk of a man whom Jason describes as looking as if he should be bouncing in a biker bar, instead we find Ulysses wearing a three piece tweed suit and glasses, however his demeanor is more rugged, even aggressive. Ulysses becomes Jason's mentor when they discover a similar genetic heritage.

Amelia Jax works along side Ulysses in the Perigord public library. Like Ulysses she is not what she appears to be, in appearance Amelia (A Jax) is a withered old woman who bears tribal tattoo's on her face, but in actuality possesses superhuman strength and invulnerability, with a warriors ethos.

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www.marc-lindsay.com