The Piper's Pursuit
By (Author) Melanie Dickerson
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Thomas Nelson Publishers
4th September 2024
United States
Young Adult
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage fiction: Stories Inspired by or adapted from other media
813.6
Commended for Christy Awards (Young Adult) 2020
Paperback
320
Width 137mm, Height 211mm, Spine 20mm
281g
A fairy-tale journey of intrigue and romance that reimagines the classic Pied Piper story.
A plague of rats. A giant beast outside the village walls. A host of missing children. And one young woman determined to save her people.
In 1424 Hamlin, Katerina faces threats from all sides. An outbreak of rats has overtaken the village, a mysterious beast is on a killing rampage of the villages children, and Katerinas evil stepfather is a dark presence inside the walls of her own home. Katerina is determined to hunt and kill the Beast of Hamlin herself before more lives are lost.
When Steffan, the handsome but brash dukes son, comes to town seeking glory and reward, Katerina decides he might be the ally shes been looking foreven though the only gentle thing about him seems to be the sweet music he plays on his pipe. But theres more to Steffan than she suspects, and she finds herself drawn to him despite her misgivings.
Together Katerina and Steffan must stop the enemy from stealing the children of Hamlin. But their interference might create an even worse fate for the entire village.
Praise for The Pipers Pursuit
The Pipers Pursuit is a lovely tale of adventure, romance, and redemption. Kat and Steffans righteous quest will have you rooting them on until the very satisfying end! LORIE LANGDON, author of Olivia Twist and the DOON series
Melanie Dickerson is the author of The Healer's Apprentice, a Christy Award finalist and winner of the National Reader's Choice Award for Best First Book. Melanie earned a bachelor's degree in special education from the University of Alabama and has been a teacher and a missionary. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Huntsville, Alabama.