The Empty Kingdom

Elizabeth Wein

2013年12月 · The Lion Hunters Novels 第 5 本图书 · Open Road Media

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DIVDIVImprisoned by Abreha and forced to help plan Aksum’s invasion, Telemakos desperately tries to regain his freedom/divDIV
Telemakos, descendent of British and Aksumite royalty, has been accused of treason by Abreha, ruler of Himyar, and imprisoned on the upper levels of his twelve-story palace. Not only is Telemakos forbidden to see his beloved younger sister, Athena, but he is also forced to reproduce Aksumite maps in order to help Abreha plan an invasion. Lacking any way to communicate with his family in faraway Aksum, Telemakos must use all of his subtle talents to regain his freedom./divDIV
This ebook features an illustrated biography of Elizabeth Wein including rare images from the author’s personal collection./divDIV/div/div

作者简介

DIVDIVElizabeth Wein (b. 1964) is an author of young adult novels and short stories. After growing up in New York City; England; Jamaica; and Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, she attended Yale University and received her doctorate in folklore at the University of Pennsylvania. While in Philadelphia, Wein learned to ring church bells in the English style known as change ringing, and in 1991, she met her future husband, Tim, at a bell-ringers’ dinner-dance. She and Tim are also private pilots who have flown all over the world. She lives with Tim and their two children in Scotland./div/div