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Sto caricando le informazioni... Hawk Quest (2012)di Robert Lyndon
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Historical Fiction Un caballero rebelde llamado Vallon acepta un encargo peligroso: debe viajar por Europa en busca de seis halcones raros para canjearlos por la vida de un príncipe inglés cautivo en Constantinopla. Acompañado por un halconero inglés y un erudito siciliano, Vallon parte en busca de las aves; y cruzar mares embravecidos, marchar hacia furiosas batallas y asaltar castillos opulentos. A great romp through Norman Europe where we follow our heros on a quest to find white hawks in Iceland and deliver them to Turkey to pay a ransom for the release of an English prince. However, the fact that the ransom can be paid in this way is never explained properly and is only seemingly mentioned as an aside when it obvious the family cannot stump up enough cash. Apart from this the novel is exciting and excellently written. Look forward to reading more by this author.
The rest of the tale is an adventure-filled novel full of rich historical detail that includes an unscrupulous stepbrother who doesn’t want Sir Walter ransomed in pursuit. Hawk Quest will delight fans of historical fiction—it certainly ranks with the work of Bernard Cornwell, to whom the most apt comparison might be made—and I can think of a falconer or two who might be intrigued as well. Appartiene alle SerieVallon (1)
It is 1072, and the Normans have captured England. The Turks have captured a Norman knight. And in order to free him, a soldier named Vallon must capture four rare hawks. On a heart-stopping journey to the far ends of the earth, braving Arctic seas, Viking warlords, and the blood-drenched battlefields, Vallon and his comrades must track down their quarry one by one in a relentless race against time. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)823.92Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 2000-Classificazione LCVotoMedia:
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