The Chessmen Thief by Barbara Henderson

The Chessmen Thief by Barbara Henderson

Win. Lose. Survive. I was the boy with a plan. Now I am the boy with nothing. From the moment 12-year-old Kylan hatches a plan to escape from his Norse captors, and return to Scotland to find his mother, his life becomes a dangerous game. The precious Lewis Chessmen—which he helped carve—hold the key to his freedom, but he will need all his courage and wit to triumph against Sven Asleifsson, the cruellest Viking in the realm. One false move could cost him his life.   Barbara Henderson has woven a thrilling origin story around the enduring mystery of the Lewis Chessmen, their creation in Norway, and how they ended up buried in the Hebrides before being discovered on Lewis in 1831.

'A thrilling tale filled with courage and high adventure' Dan Smith, author of She Wolf

 'A clever, authentic and thrilling origin story about the Lewis Chessman and how they ended up buried in the Hebrides.' Scottish Book Trust

Inverness-based Barbara Henderson is the author of historical novels Fir for Luck, Punch, Black Water, The Siege of Caerlaverock and The Chessmen Thief as well as the eco-thriller Wilderness Wars.

Her energetic school visits have taken her across the length and breadth of Scotland, and sometimes beyond. Barbara shares her home with one teenage son, one long-suffering husband and a scruffy Schnauzer called Merry.

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ISBN 13	9781911279853
ISBN 10	1911279858
Title	The Chessmen Thief
Author	Barbara Henderson
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cranachan Publishing Limited
Year published	2021-04-29
Number of pages	200
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.