The Copernicus Legacy: The Forbidden Stone - Couverture souple

Abbott, Tony

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0062194445 ISBN 13 : 9780062194442

Editeur : HarperCollins, 2014

Synopsis

Bestselling author Tony Abbott's epic new middle grade series, the Copernicus Legacy, begins with The Forbidden Stone, a thrilling adventure packed with puzzles, intrigue, and action. Fans of Rick Riordan and Ridley Pearson will love this first book in an exciting series that takes the reader all over the globe in a race to find pieces of a mysterious hidden past—before it's too late.

Wade, Lily, Darrell, and Becca fly from Texas to Germany for the funeral of an old family friend. But instead of just paying their respects, they wind up on a dangerous, mind-blowing quest to unlock an ancient, guarded secret that could destroy the fate of the world.

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A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Tony Abbott is the author of over a hundred books for young readers, including the bestseling series the Secrets of Droon and the Copernicus Legacy and the novels Firegirl and The Summer of Owen Todd. Tony has worked in libraries, in bookstores, and in a publishing company and has taught creative writing. He has two grown daughters and lives in Connecticut with his wife and two dogs. You can visit him online at www.tonyabottbooks.com.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

12 quests. 12 relics. And a race to save the fate of the world.

It all begins when Wade Kaplan receives a strange coded email from his uncle Henry, shortly before the old man's sudden and suspicious death. He sets off for Germany to attend the funeral with his father and his three friends Darrell, Lily, and Becca, only to discover that Uncle Henry left them yet another baffling message.

Soon, they are in a breathless race across the globe, running for their lives as a ruthless shadow organization chases them around every corner. Their only hope of saving themselves—and the world—is to find twelve magical relics from a hidden past.

The Forbidden Stone is the beginning of Tony Abbott's epic new series, a thrilling adventure packed with puzzles, intrigue, and action.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: HarperCollins
• Date d'édition: 2014
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0062194445
• ISBN 13: 9780062194442
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Perkins Bill
• Nombre de pages: 448
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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