The Low Road

The Low Road

Robert Louis Stevenson’s Kidnapped has long been hailed as a true masterpiece of the adventure genre. Now, in The Low Road, James Lear reimagines the tale as a shrewdly satirical and unapologetically queer coming-of-age story rife with hilarity and wild sex scenes. Set in Scotland in the year 1705, the story revolves around Charles Gordon, who has somehow managed to reach adulthood without knowing about his family’s legendary past in the Jacobite Rebellion. He sets out to learn the truth about his father, but is soon abducted by mercenaries and sold to a cadre of military officials who delight in making him their plaything. However, Charlie’s talents—both in and out of bed—earn him plenty of powerful friends and dangerous enemies. The colorful cast of characters includes the false priest Lebecque, the violent Captain Robert and the seriously depraved General Wilmott, all of whom contribute to Charlie’s “education.” Eventually heading a ragtag army of sex-crazed layabouts, Charlie is soon battling the might of the English forces. Lear deliciously weaves spies, counterspies, scheming servants, tavern trysts and prison orgies into a wild and erotically charged action adventure!

Hardcover: 272 pages

Publisher: Cleis Press, Inc. ( September 01, 2009 )

Item #: 25-9369

ISBN: 9781615235964

Product Dimensions: 5.5 x 8.25 x 0.625 inches

Product Weight: 13.0 ounces