Join us as we interview Michael McClellan Author of the new novel The Sand Sea. Michael hales from California where he lives with his wife and their two daughters. He received his history degree from Yale, with an emphasis on the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Since childhood, he has loved reading large-canvas historical and imaginative fiction the most. He eventually realized there was a book he wanted to read that had not yet been written. That story became The Sand Sea.  It is his first novel. For more about Michael visit https://thesandsea.com/#authorAbout the book: The Sand Sea takes place on an alternative Earth roiled by war and conquest that mirrors our own Gilded Age. The treasure that ignites greed and folly in this parallel world is not petroleum, but beserite—a mineral of immeasurable value. Captivated by an ancient prophecy and the call of adventure, inexperienced nobleman and scholar Peter Harmon (think of a young Winston Churchill-like naif) joins an expedition to stake his nation’s claim to a global empire. Harmon’s destination is a vast and inhospitable desert halfway around the world, dominated by the iron-fisted Grand Vizer Jemojeen Jongdar. A tyrant on a mission to secure the ancient and supernatural Staff of the Ram, the Lion, and the Serpent, Jongdar knows the truth that others can only imagine: The one who controls the staff will possess the power to rule the world.If you like what you hear make sure to subscribe to the show and share it with your friends. You can find us at http://heartlandjournal.comDisclaimer: Comments expressed in this show are the sole opinion of the host and or guest(s) and does not reflect the views or opinions of the media platform(s) where show is heard or watched.