The Letter for the King (The million copy bestseller): A Netflix Original Series - Softcover

Tonke Dragt

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1782690263 ISBN 13: 9781782690269

Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books, 2014

Synopsis

A SUNDAY TIMES, METRO AND TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR

'Brilliant, extraordinary' The Times, Books of the Year

'Captivating, pulse-racing' Amanda Craig

'Gripping, delightful' Guardian

THE 1 MILLION COPY INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER

The fate of a kingdom depends on just one person...

When sixteen-year-old Tiuri answers a desperate call for help, he finds himself on a perilous mission that could cost him his life. He must deliver a secret letter to the King who lives across the Great Mountains a letter upon which the future of the entire realm depends.

It means abandoning his home, breaking all the rules and leaving everything behind even the knighthood that he has dreamed of for so long.

He must trust no one.
He must keep his true identity secret.
Above all, he must never reveal what is in the letter.

'A passionate struggle to find justice, truth and chivalry in a world permeated by evil ... captivating' Sunday Times

'Gripping from its opening moment ... doesn't miss a beat ... a thrilling adventure which is full of heart' Julia Eccleshare

'A pulse-pounding epic ... will keep all high-fantasy addicts riveted from the first page' Metro

'Gripping, delightful and true' Guardian

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Review:

The story has the quality of a legend, a tale of ancient times. Over a million copies of the book have been sold worldwide. The Letter for the King has everything. --Nederlands Dagblad

It is fascinating, captivating in the same way as Tolkien s The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings. As well as the familiar battle between good and evil, we are presented with a discovery of true chivalry. --Schager Courant

There ought to be a warning written on it: "Watch out: Whoever reads this book will forget everything that's happening around them!" From the first sentence, the pages turn into a cinema screen, and no director could have created more beautiful or gripping images --Die Zeit

“A fast-moving, wonderful old-style adventure... cinematic in its visual detail... a European classic... far loftier than Harry Potter and beautifully presented in this most attractive edition” Eileen Battersby, Irish Times

“Gripping from its opening moment onwards, this award-winning book that doesn’t miss a beat from its thrilling beginning to its satisfying ending. ... A thrilling adventure which is full of heart.” Julia Eccleshare

“A charming story told simply and captivatingly... the first English translation of a classic of European children’s literature which ... deserves to be richly treasured.” Booktrust, Books We Love November 2013

”The Letter for the King will get pulses racing... Pushkin Press deserves every praise for publishing this beautifully translated, well presented and captivating book" – Amanda Craig, The Times

’This 1962 pulse-pounding epic follows Tiuri, a young knight-candidate who breaks hits sacred vigil to heed a desperate cry for help. Translated from the Dutch for the first time, this old-school quest story will keep all high-fantasy addicts riveted from the first page’ Metro

”An extraordinary odyssey that will grip child and adult and – if books could write – would have ‘make a movie of me!’ scribbled all over its jacket" Best Children’s Books of 2013

’A fast-paced quest... Great for high-fantasy fans’ Metro Books of the Year 2013

'Beautifully constructed... gripping, delightful and true' Guardian

About the Author:

Tonke Dragt was born in 1930 in Indonesia. When she was twelve, she was imprisoned in a Japanese camp during war, where she wrote her very first book using begged and borrowed paper. After the war, she and her family moved to the Netherlands, where she became an art teacher. She published her first book in 1961, and a year later this was followed by her most famous story, The Letter for the King, which won the Children's Book of the Year Award and has been translated into sixteen languages. She was awarded the State Prize for Youth Literature in 1976 and was knighted in 2001.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pushkin Children's Books
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1782690263
• ISBN 13: 9781782690269
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 560
• Illustrator: Tonke Dragt