
Her Perilous Game
Swanson(Author)
Merchant's Largesse Books (Publisher)
2nd Edition
Published on 2. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
334 pages
978-1-7362436-7-1 (ISBN)
Description
In 14th century Europe, a respectable woman was expected to marry at a young age, often to a man she did not love, with the remainder of her days to be spent managing a household and enduring a yearly visit to the birthing chair. For eighteen-year old Christina Kohl, that life could not be further from the one she now leads. She has become a master merchant, fending for herself in an evolving world of trade and social upheaval where things are not always as they seem, least of all Christina herself.
¿Although she has been accepted by the German merchant community in London as one of their own, it is only by being disguised as her dead brother, Frederick. With a shipload of English wool, she sets off on an audacious winter crossing of the stormy English Channel to the Flemish city of Bruges. She faces more dangers than the weather, however. She has incurred the wrath of the leader of the German trade guild in London, even more so that of his scheming daughter. Just as worrisome to her is the deteriorating political situation in England, where the power of the king, Edward II, is sorely challenged by an alliance of his most powerful barons, who also seek to destroy her friend, the King's favorite, Piers Gaveston. With few allies upon whom she can rely, Christina must defend what she has attained with a quick wit, strong sword arm, and a valiant heart. But will these be enough to defeat the enemies who circle about her like hungry wolves?
Her Perilous Game is the exciting sequel to No Man's Chattel and the second volume in the series, No Man is Her Master.
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Series
Edition
2nd ed.
Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
403 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7362436-7-1 (9781736243671)
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With over a million books sold, Cidney Swanson writes award-winning sci-fi and fantasy for YA readers craving wholesome adventures where tenacious heroines overcome impossible odds. When she's not sending characters into peril, Cidney is likely obsessing over her neurodiverse-driven special interests (language, Disney, Mars, and Shakespeare). Cidney divides her year between Oregon and Florida along with her family and entirely too much rain. You can visit her at her eponymous website.Cidney is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and Novelists, Inc. (NINC). Her awards include the 2014 SCBWI Spark Honor for SAVING MARS, for which she was also named to Kirkus Reviews Best of 2012. In 2020, she was the inaugural recipient of the Good Story Grant.