PublishedPushkin Publishing, July 2015 |
ISBN9781782690818 |
FormatSoftcover, 512 pages |
Dimensions19.8cm × 12.9cm |
It is the dead of night.
Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next day.
But, as he waits by the light of a flickering candle, he hears a knock at the door and a voice desperately asking for help.
A secret letter must be delivered to King Unauwen across the Great Mountains - a letter upon which the fate of the entire kingdom depends. Tiuri has a vital role to play, one that might cost him his knighthood.
Tiuri's journey will take him through dark, menacing forests, across treacherous rivers, to sinister castles and strange cities. He will encounter evil enemies who would kill to get the letter, but also the best of friends in the most unexpected places.
He must trust no one.
He must keep his true identity secret.
Above all, he must never reveal what is in the letter.
The Letter for the King is the thrilling story of one boy's battle against evil, set in an enchanted world of chivalry, courage and true friendship.
Lauren looks after the Design Zone here at Boffins. She loves to read all sorts of things, especially nature writing, books on art and music and she has a passion for vegetarian cookbooks. She likes to spend her spare time pottering in the garden, doing crafts and curling up with her cat Casper.
Astounding adventure classic, A Letter for the King was originally published in 1962 in Dutch and has only just, finally, been translated to English. Lose yourself in an otherwordly tale of an unlikely hero named Turi, who, on the eve of his knighthood, takes on a mysterious adventure to deliver a secret letter and save the kingdom. A superb adventure tale which courageously weaves its way through strange and treacherous landscapes and has earnt itself comparisons to The Hobbit and Harry Potter along the way.
