The Prince in Waiting
Sword of the Spirits 01
1st Edition
Published on 17. February 2015
272 pages
978-1-4814-1993-2 (ISBN)
Description
A thirteen-year-old's expectations of royalty give way to adventure in the first book in the post-apocalyptic Sword of the Spirits trilogy from the author of The Tripods series.
In Winchester, roles are clearly defined. Warriors fight battles every spring. Dwarfs make the swords and the shields. Grotesque mutants are the servant class. Seers interpret the wishes and predictions of the spirits. And the Prince is the ruler of the city.
Thirteen-year-old Luke has no reason to suspect that any of this will change. It's been this way for centuries...at least since the year 2000.
But things are not what they seem, and soon Luke is thrown into a story of ambition and adventure in the primitive world of the future, expertly crafted by critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher.
In Winchester, roles are clearly defined. Warriors fight battles every spring. Dwarfs make the swords and the shields. Grotesque mutants are the servant class. Seers interpret the wishes and predictions of the spirits. And the Prince is the ruler of the city.
Thirteen-year-old Luke has no reason to suspect that any of this will change. It's been this way for centuries...at least since the year 2000.
But things are not what they seem, and soon Luke is thrown into a story of ambition and adventure in the primitive world of the future, expertly crafted by critically acclaimed Tripods author John Christopher.
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John Christopher was the pseudonym of Samuel Youd, who was born in Lancashire, England, in 1922. He was the author of more than fifty novels and novellas, as well as numerous short stories. His most famous books include The Death of Grass, the Tripods trilogy, The Lotus Caves, and The Guardians.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Chapter One: Four Swords in Candlelight
- Chapter Two: The Young Captains
- Chapter Three: The Seance of the Crowns
- Chapter Four: The Prince of Winchester
- Chapter Five: Fire in Winter
- Chapter Six: The Machines of Petersfield
- Chapter Seven: The High Seers
- Chapter Eight: A Head on the East Gate
- Chapter Nine: Bold Peter
- Chapter Ten: The Prince in Waiting
- 'Beyond the Burning Lands' Excerpt
- About John Christopher
- Copyright
