Edmund Thorne

2 booksFantasyAdventureTreasure Hunt

Edmund Thorne is a lifelong enthusiast of maritime history and survival lore. Drawing inspiration from the rugged coastlines of his travels and the storied history of the British Navy, Thorne crafts narratives that explore the thin line between civilization and the wild. His writing focuses on the resilience of the human heart in the face of insurmountable odds. When he is not researching 18th-century naval tactics or maritime artifacts, Edmund enjoys sailing and woodworking. He lives in a quiet coastal town where the sound of the waves serves as a constant reminder of the setting for his debut novel, Shadows in the Mist. He is currently working on his next historical thriller.

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Hidden in the Jungle

A desperate explorer discovers that some treasures are better left buried in the dark

Fantasy
Adventure

Gold is the ultimate bait, and the Amazon is the ultimate trap. Soren Lundgaard is a man with nothing left to lose. Ruined by gambling debts and desperate to reclaim his family name, the Danish cartographer leads a ragtag expedition into the deepest, most treacherous corners of the South American jungle. His goal: The Temple of the Screaming Sun, a place whispered about in legends and feared by every local tribe. Guided by a tribal scout who warns of ancient curses and pursued by a fanatical exile intent on blood sacrifice, Soren’s journey is a descent into madness. The jungle is no mere backdrop; it is a living, breathing predator that hungers for the souls of the greedy. As his crew falls to supernatural horrors and internal treachery, Soren must face a terrifying reality: the temple isn't a treasury—it’s a prison. In this heart-pounding tale of survival and obsession, Edmund Thorne explores the thin line between ambition and insanity. When the gold finally glitters in the darkness, Soren will have to decide if his life is worth more than the fortune he’s died a thousand deaths to find.

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Shadows in the Mist

One boy, a forgotten island, and the brutal cost of survival on the high seas

Adventure
Thriller
Historical Fiction

Fourteen-year-old Tommy Penhaligon was a mere cabin boy when the HMS Sovereign set sail to spy on the Spanish Crown. He expected the harsh discipline of the British Navy, but he never anticipated the total destruction of his world. When a catastrophic hurricane tears his ship asunder, Tommy is cast away on a desolate Caribbean island. He is the sole survivor, left with nothing but a rusted blade and the instincts he sharpened under a stern captain. But the island is far from empty. Between the arrival of ruthless pirates, predatory slavers, and even darker threats, Tommy must learn that survival requires a different kind of steel. For two long years, the boy he once was dies, and a hardened warrior is forged in the shadows of the reef. Alongside an unlikely ally, Tommy wages a silent, desperate war against those who would hunt him. As the line between civilization and savagery blurs, he faces a final choice: stay a victim of the tide or become the master of the mist. Edmund Thorne delivers a visceral historical epic about the loss of innocence and the enduring power of the human spirit.

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