title: The Codex Bellum: Stoking the Fire of the Warrior-Way
author:  Brian S Woods 
description: Brian S Woods is a healthcare executive and former police officer and armed security contractor for an operation serving the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program. A Black Belt in several styles of martial art, Woods is a graduate of both Political Science and Criminal Justice.
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  # The Settlers
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  ### William H. G. Kingston
  
  
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  * [CHAPTER ONE.](tset_split_2.html#1_0_2)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER TWO.](tset_split_3.html#1_0_3)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER THREE.](tset_split_4.html#1_0_4)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER FOUR.](tset_split_5.html#1_0_5)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER FIVE.](tset_split_6.html#1_0_6)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER SIX.](tset_split_7.html#1_0_7)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER SEVEN.](tset_split_8.html#1_0_8)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER EIGHT.](tset_split_9.html#1_0_9)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER NINE.](tset_split_10.html#1_0_10)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER TEN.](tset_split_11.html#1_0_11)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER ELEVEN.](tset_split_12.html#1_0_12)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER TWELVE.](tset_split_13.html#1_0_13)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER THIRTEEN.](tset_split_14.html#1_0_14)
  
  
  * [CHAPTER FOURTEEN.](tset_split_15.html#1_0_15)
  
  
  
  
  
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  Produced by Nick Hodson of London, England
  
  
  
  
  
  The Settlers, A Tale of Virginia, by William H G Kingston.
  
  
  
  
  
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  A book of moderate length, six an