Secret of the Stones
By (Author) Tony Bradman
Illustrated by Martin Remphry
HarperCollins Publishers
Barrington Stoke Ltd
25th October 2017
5th October 2017
United Kingdom
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Historical fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Ancient religions, Mythology and legends
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Action and adventure stories
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Lives of children in the past
Childrens / Teenage fiction: True stories told as fiction
823.92
Short-listed for Young Quills Award 2018
Paperback
64
Width 130mm, Height 198mm, Spine 4mm
120g
Maglos and his High Priest father control the access to the sacred site of Stonehenge where the worlds of the living and the dead meet twice a year. But times are, and when Maglos's father dies in suspicious circumstances, his uncle makes Maglos his slave. Soon after two strangers arrive from distant lands. They teach Maglos the secrets of of a new, strong metal which will soon be all-important - the secret of the stones.Depicts the building of the lintels at Stonehenge, the coming of the Bronze Age and the known facts about the burial of the Amesbury Archer.
Tony Bradman is a hugely prolific author with a particular passion for bringing history to life for young people. He is a regular at all the major literary festivals, reviews for The Guardian and is the Chair of the Siobhan Dowd Trust. He lives in Kent.