Sword of Power
By (Author) Oliver Ptzsch
Translated by Jaime McGill
2
Amazon Publishing
47North
24th July 2018
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
833.92
Paperback
270
A harsh winter is coming. With it, a dark and pitiless magic
Lukas wants only two things: to rebuild his castle home in time to make it through the coming winter and to reconnect with the sister who was stolen from him in a plot against his family.
But then an astrologer appears with foreboding news: his old adversary, Inquisitor Waldemar von Schnborn, has stolen three royal artifacts, which are required to coronate a new German emperor. With these valuable objectsthe sword, the crown, and the scepterhe could blackmail the empire. The treasures are currently hidden in three different places in the old imperial city of Prague.
To protect his homeland and help him find the artifacts, Lukas will need his three best friendsall members of the elite fighting group known as the Black Musketeers. He'll also need his feisty little sister, Elsa, whose magical gifts may be the key to stopping the inquisitor's latest scheme.
They head for Prague immediately, but the adventure that awaits them there will put their courage and their friendship to the ultimate test.
Oliver Ptzsch spent years working for Bavarian Broadcasting and now devotes his time entirely to writing. His historical novels for adults have made him internationally famous. He is the author of the books in the Hangmans Daughter series, the childrens novel Knight Kyle and the Magic Silver Lance, and the Black Musketeers series, including Book of the Night: The Black Musketeers and Sword of Power. He lives in Munich with his family.