The King's Shadow - Hardcover

Alder, Elizabeth

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374341826 ISBN 13: 9780374341824

Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1995

Synopsis

A medieval tale of a mute boy's rise from slave to squire is the story of Evyn, son of a Welsh serf, who serves the valiant Harold Godwinson, Britain's last Saxon king, and learns to love him as a father.

About this title

From the Inside Flap:

Evyn, a young Welsh serf, has dreamed all his life of becoming a storyteller. But in a cruel twist of fate, Evyn and his father suffer a brutal attack by a group of murderous ruffians. Evyn's tongue is cut off and his father is killed. Orphaned and unable to speak, Evyn assumes he is destined to a life of slavery. But Evyn is resilient and teaches himself to read and write. He is then appointed the personal companion to Earl Harold of Wessex, who later becomes the King of England. The two travel the countryside together, forming a close father-son bond. Evyn chronicles all of their exciting journeys, which culminate at the Battle of Hastings, where the future of the country is decided.

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1995
• ISBN 10: 0374341826
• ISBN 13: 9780374341824
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 259