The Book of Dreams
- 352pages
- 13 heures de lecture
Betrayal and treachery, The Book of Dreams is the first in Tim Severin's thrilling historical adventure series set in Saxon times.
Embarquez pour une série d'aventures historiques palpitantes se déroulant à l'époque tumultueuse du début du Moyen Âge en Angleterre. Cette collection vous plonge dans un monde de trahison, d'ambition et de quêtes audacieuses. Découvrez le choc des cultures et la lutte pour la survie pendant une période charnière de l'histoire. C'est un voyage captivant à travers un paysage façonné par le conflit et le courage.
Betrayal and treachery, The Book of Dreams is the first in Tim Severin's thrilling historical adventure series set in Saxon times.
Sigwulf, a Saxon prince who has found himself at the court of King Carolus in France, is summoned by the royal advisor. A rare white elephant has been sent as a gift from the Caliph of Baghdad - and Carolus is determined to send an embassy to the Caliph bearing presents of equal prize to encourage good political relations. Sigwulf and his companions Osric and Walo are sent on a deadly mission to search the wild northlands of Europe for the rarest of creatures for the Caliph, including a giant, lethal wild ox, elusive hunting falcons and polar bears. Every animal they capture must be white, the royal colour of Baghdad. But it seems that someone is trying to prevent the embassy from succeeding. As they set out with their menagerie of creatures across the hot, dusty roads to the Middle East, Sigwulf finds them ambushed at every corner
The Pope's Assassin is the third book in Tim Severin's thrilling historical adventure series set in Saxon times.