The Legend of Luke (A tale of Redwall) - Tapa dura

Libro 12 de 22: Redwall

Jacques, Brian

 
9780091768621: The Legend of Luke (A tale of Redwall)
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ISBN 10: 0091768624 ISBN 13: 9780091768621
Editorial: Hutchinson, 1999

Sinopsis

The twelfth Redwall story. Queen Silth rules Castle Mark from behind the curtains of her palanquin, and no beast may look upon the queen and live. Greedy and vain, she has sent her six children and an army of water rats out into the world to plunder treasure to adorn her palace.

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In the summertime, Brian Jacques creates his enthralling Redwall books on an old manual typewriter in the garden of his Liverpool home. "I like to think of myself as a bit of an old-fashioned romantic in writing," he says. "I don't like technology. I like the romantic age of "once upon a time" and "long ago and far away ..."

Before he began writing for children, Brian Jacques' life was as rich and adventurous as the stories he creates. At the age of fifteen, he went to sea and travelled the world before returning to Liverpool. He has been a professional fold singer and has won acclaim for his plays performed at the Everyman Theatre, where he was resident playwright. For many years, he has presented his one-man show, Jakestown, on Radio Merseyside.

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ehog maid visits Redwall Abbey and sings a half-remembered song recounting the adventures of a warrior called Luke. This chance meeting begins a tale of two quests: that of a son to find his father and that of a father to avenge the murder of his beloved wife.

The son is Martin the Warrior, founder of Redwall, who sets forth from the Abbey seeking the truth about the father he barely knew. His journey takes him home to the northland shore, meeting friends and enemies, old and new, and leading him to an extraordinary shipwreck. The wreck, the Arfship, is home to three ancient, veteran warriors who have in their possession a dusty old volume. Inside is the story of Martin's early life and the dramatic account of his father Luke's pursuit of his hated enemy, the pirate stoat, Vilu Daskar.

Brian Jacques' skillful narrative is told in three parts, interweaving the stories of father and son. Addressing some of the

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Editorial
Hutchinson
Año de publicación
1999
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0091768624
ISBN 13 
9780091768621
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
374
Contacto del fabricante
no disponible
Persona responsable
no disponible

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9780142501092: The Legend of Luke: A Tale from Redwall: 12

Edición Destacada

ISBN 10:  0142501093 ISBN 13:  9780142501092
Editorial: Firebird, 2005
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