In this story inspired by Pieter Bruegel the Elder's "The Hunters in the Snow, " eight-year-old Mayken, the innkeeper's daughter, cares for an injured bird and struggles to keep it a secret. Includes historical notes on Breugel and his art.
Photographs of medieval artifacts, sites, and artworks provide a portrait of life in the Middle Ages, including the feudal lords and their manors, tournaments, court life, and the role of the church.
Richard Aldana continues to defeat his opponents in the Royal Cup without using any magic, and he and Adrian Velba are prepared to go up against the champions, Lord Ignacio Cudna and Cristo Canyon.
"Marianne Velba and Adrian track the mysterious fighter Richard Aldana into another universe to arrive in Paxtown an illustrious modern megalopolis where something sinister lurks behind the glitz and glam. There, mother and son enlist as a team in the Fighting Fist Funeral Cup, that world's famous boxing tournament in order to discover the ugly secrets lurking in Richard's past. Marianne and Adrian soon realize, however that they are not the only travelers from the Valley of Kings with a stake in the Funeral Cup ..."--Back cover.
Falsely accused of theft and murder, an orphaned peasant boy in fourteenth-century England flees his village and meets a larger-than-life juggler who holds a dangerous secret.
