COMING SOON - THE PAT SHANNAN TRILOGY
About these books
Introducing Patrick “Pat” Shannan, the central character in an explosive new trilogy of action-adventure novels by Gregory Hannan.
Inspired by experiences, people, places and events drawn from the author's own extraordinary background, the Pat Shannan Trilogy blends fiction with the authenticity of a life lived around the military, martial arts, investigation, international business and the often-unseen world of para-military operations.
Born on an Army base in Sydney to an Irish Army officer father and Australian mother, Pat Shannan grows up surrounded by soldiers, discipline and an understanding that courage, loyalty and a man's word still matter.
By his teenage years, Pat is impossible to overlook. Standing six feet six inches tall, powerfully built and extensively trained in martial arts, he possesses the physical presence to intrigue women and intimidate most men before a confrontation begins.
But Pat's greatest weapon may not be his strength.
An extraordinary childhood encounter introduces him to hypnosis, mental conditioning and techniques for controlling fear, pain, breathing and physical response.
Army Cadets provide his introduction to fieldcraft, weapons and leadership. Commando training follows, transforming a formidable teenager into a highly trained young Special Forces operator.
By nineteen, Pat Shannan has spent years preparing for danger.
What he hasn't experienced is the real thing.
That is about to change.
Across three novels, readers will follow Pat from his formative years in Australia into a much larger and considerably more dangerous world—a world of remote Asian and South American jungles, military operations, covert assignments, political intrigue, unlikely friendships, dangerous enemies and beautiful women.
There are places where official authority ends.
Places where governments cannot admit what is happening.
Places where the difference between soldier, mercenary, intelligence operative, businessman and adventurer can become dangerously blurred.
These are the places where Pat Shannan finds himself.
BOOK ONE — TO ADVENTURE BORN
Discover the events that created Pat Shannan—the military childhood, martial arts, mental conditioning and Commando training that prepare a young Australian for a life he could never have imagined.
BOOK TWO — GREEN STONE
Dating back to international events dating back 400 years, Pat's world expands beyond training and conventional military life as adventure draws him into unfamiliar countries, cultures and conflicts where the rules he learned at home no longer necessarily apply. A series of intriguing discoveries on separate international missions, he pieces together shocking history of cultures and traditions that defy belief.
BOOK THREE — BEHIND THE SHADOWS
Some battles are fought openly. Others are deliberately kept from public view. Pat enters a world where motives are concealed, loyalties can change overnight and the most dangerous enemy may be the man standing beside you. As a plain cloths investigator Pat uncovers an international political and commercial plot to undermine the peoples of two countries and forge a base for cultural and racial unrest to take over control of trillions of dollars of resources. Perhaps Pat tripped over a crystal ball, in the ‘80s and saw into a future we are experiencing today?
Three books. One extraordinary character. One continuing adventure.
Patrick Shannan is coming….
To Adventure Born.
Green Stone.
Behind the Shadows.
The Pat Shannan Trilogy — by Gregory Hannan
“To adventure he was born”.