Michael Klerck

Broschiertes Buch

The Key to Tantalis

Beschreibung

When Martin Fields is nine years old, he and his father bury a special box beneath the old oak tree in the family's backyard. The Latin inscription reads Stultum est timere, quod vitare non potes. His father explains that these are words of great meaning and courage: It is foolish to fear what you cannot avoid. Now a tragic car accident leaves his father dead and Martin paralyzed. Martin realizes it is time to open the box, but strange things begin to happen when he lifts the cover. Inside, he finds a key and a note that says "Tantalis." e and his best friend Dominika begin to investigate and are transported to the special world of Tantalis-a land inhabited by trolls, faeries, dragons, and the evil creatures known as Inkwish. Once there, Martin learns that the creatures of Tantalis need his help. His loyalty is torn between Dominika and this world of Tantalis, and he faces threats from Diablo, the leader of the Inkwish. Martin learns the truth about dragon flight and that one ancient legend on Earth might not just be a story told through the generations, but is in fact a reality that reaches out to demand the utmost of him ... and almost kill him.

Autor

Michael Klerck was born in 1955, in Cape Town, South Africa and soon went on to spend a significant part of his childhood on the infamous Robben Island where his parents met during the war. He began writing at an early age, and concentrated for some time on writing short stories, one of which was published by Stand Magazine, Newcastle. He qualified as a teacher at the then well-known Graaff-Reinet Teachers' College, and went on to gain a Bachelor of Arts degree through the University of South Africa where he finished courses in Economics, Communication and Philosophy while majoring in Psychology and English. He spent six years teaching in KaNgwane near Swaziland and began lecturing in tertiary education in 1987 which saw him involved in a number of pilot teaching programmes. He has also had various articles published by Men's Health, South Africa, and is the winner of the 2001 National Mondi Paper Magazine Writer's Award for work in the same magazine. He is the author of the children's fantasy novel The Key to Tantalis, an adult literary novel, Where the Light Is, and his autobiographical travelogue, From Biltong to Beef Jerky & Beyond, which documents his emigration to Canada.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Author Solutions Inc
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: Juli 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 16mm
• Gewicht: 320g
• ISBN-13: 9781426935084
• ISBN-10: 1426935080
• Artikelnr.: 31051807