Strange Fortune, Josh Lanyon
Strange Fortune, Josh Lanyon
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Strange Fortune

Author: Josh Lanyon

Narrator: David Lazarus

Unabridged: 10 hr 47 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/29/2013


Synopsis

Valentine Strange, late of his Majesty's 21st Benhali Lancers, needs money. Happily, the wealthy Holy Orders of Harappu are desperate to retrieve the diadem of the Goddess Purya from an ancient temple deep in the mountainous jungle--an area Strange knows well from his days quelling rebellions. The pay is too good and the job seems too easy for Strange to refuse. But when Master Aleister Grimshaw, a dangerous witch from a traitorous lineage, joins the expedition, Strange begins to suspect that more is at stake than the retrieval of a mere relic.
Grimshaw knows an ancient evil surrounds the diadem - the same evil once hunted him and still haunts his mind. However, experience has taught him to keep his suspicions to himself or risk being denounced as a madman. Again.
Harried by curses, bandits and unnatural creatures, Strange and Grimshaw plunge onward. But when a demonic power wakes and the civilized world descends into revolution, their tenuous friendship is threatened as each man must face the destruction of the life he has known.

About Josh Lanyon

Josh Lanyon is the award-winning author of over sixty titles of classic male/male fiction featuring twisty mystery, kickass adventure, and unapologetic man-on-man romance. Her books include the Art of Murder series, Seance on a Summer's Night, and Slay Ride. Josh is married and lives in Southern California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ben on February 23, 2025

Strange Fortune was a lot different from the other books by Josh Lanyon that I've read, and it's up there with some of my favourites from her (behind The Adrien English Mysteries of course, nothing than top them). It's an Indiana Jones-esque adventure story with a bit of romance thrown in as a treat.......more

Goodreads review by ttg on February 24, 2013

Strange Fortune is probably the biggest departure for Lanyon, a fantasy adventure novel about two very different men, one witch, one soldier, who are forced to journey together to retrieve a religious artifact, and along the way, discover a far more sinister plot with potential world-ending conseque......more

Goodreads review by Martin on July 31, 2014

I enjoyed that book quite a lot. It was the first gay themed fantasy adventure story I've read that did not focus on the romance. I enjoy gay characters a lot, so I appreciate having them in a fresh environment like this one. I loved the world building, it was very unique and believable - and quite......more

Goodreads review by Feliz on January 27, 2016

This fantasy is once again proof of Josh Lanyons great writing skills. Colorful and brilliant like a Persian Carpet, this story, set in an alternative reality colonial India could have flowed from the quill of a Kipling or a Kaye. Far eastern lore interwoven with fascinating magic makes an exquisite......more

Goodreads review by Box on September 25, 2018

If I was rating this in terms of quality, I would probably give it a 4. But unfortunately, it didn't work as well as it could have for me. I found it a bit slow and not as immersive as I would have liked. I didn't particularly connect with the characters and I didn't see much connection between them......more