Voyage to the Stars

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Sign of the Swallow
by James Watson
In an England ablaze with civil war, several acts of private treachery appear to have a common factor. The shadow of an unknown enemy is cast over the lives of three people—Tom Cromwell, a talented woodcarver, his friend Derwent, and Earl Rivers, brother-in-law of King Edward IV. Seeward, the cruel red-bearded soldier of fortune, clearly has something to do with it. But who is his master and what is the bond between them? The only clue to the mystery is a silver medallion, thought to be one of a set of three, bearing the sign of a swallow. Peril and misfortune surround it. In pursuit of the clue it holds the three friends journey across Europe and Italy. They meet the famous printer William Caxton, and later Lorenzo Medici, Sandro Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci. But all the time they are enjoying themselves they are threatened with a grave, unseen danger.
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Fülszöveg

Sign of the Swallow
by James Watson
In an England ablaze with civil war, several acts of private treachery appear to have a common factor. The shadow of an unknown enemy is cast over the lives of three people—Tom Cromwell, a talented woodcarver, his friend Derwent, and Earl Rivers, brother-in-law of King Edward IV. Seeward, the cruel red-bearded soldier of fortune, clearly has something to do with it. But who is his master and what is the bond between them? The only clue to the mystery is a silver medallion, thought to be one of a set of three, bearing the sign of a swallow. Peril and misfortune surround it. In pursuit of the clue it holds the three friends journey across Europe and Italy. They meet the famous printer William Caxton, and later Lorenzo Medici, Sandro Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci. But all the time they are enjoying themselves they are threatened with a grave, unseen danger.
The harshness of life in an England split by discord and civil war, contrasted with the richness and vigour of renaissance Italy, sets the scene for Mr. Watson's first children's book. The story, a good healthy mixture of revenge and romance, will have appeal for boys between about nine and 11 years of age . .
The Times Educational Supplement
Set in the days of the Wars of the Roses (specifically the time of Edward IV), this is an exciting tale of mystery and adventure which brings the fictional characters into contact with real historical personalities such as Caxton, Lorenzo Medici, Botticelli and Leonardo da Vinci.
Teachers World Vissza