The Book of Dreams
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- 13 ore di lettura
Betrayal and treachery, The Book of Dreams is the first in Tim Severin's thrilling historical adventure series set in Saxon times.
Imbarcatevi in un'emozionante serie di avventure storiche ambientata nella tumultuosa era dell'Inghilterra medievale primitiva. Questa collezione ti immerge in un mondo di tradimenti, ambizioni e imprese audaci. Vivi lo scontro di culture e la lotta per la sopravvivenza durante un periodo cruciale della storia. È un viaggio accattivante attraverso un paesaggio plasmato dal conflitto e dal coraggio.



Betrayal and treachery, The Book of Dreams is the first in Tim Severin's thrilling historical adventure series set in Saxon times.
Sigwulf, a Saxon prince who has found himself at the court of King Carolus in France, is summoned by the royal advisor. A rare white elephant has been sent as a gift from the Caliph of Baghdad - and Carolus is determined to send an embassy to the Caliph bearing presents of equal prize to encourage good political relations. Sigwulf and his companions Osric and Walo are sent on a deadly mission to search the wild northlands of Europe for the rarest of creatures for the Caliph, including a giant, lethal wild ox, elusive hunting falcons and polar bears. Every animal they capture must be white, the royal colour of Baghdad. But it seems that someone is trying to prevent the embassy from succeeding. As they set out with their menagerie of creatures across the hot, dusty roads to the Middle East, Sigwulf finds them ambushed at every corner
The Pope's Assassin is the third book in Tim Severin's thrilling historical adventure series set in Saxon times.