Simon Rose

An Untimely Death (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

An Untimely Death is an exciting science fiction and fantasy adventure for young adults. In the present day, Peter is fourteen and lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. He's long known about the stories concerning the experiences of his great-grandfather, Ted, during World War II, when he served with the Canadian Army. Peter knows that Ted participated in the invasion of Normandy in 1944, then in the Allied advance across Europe and into the Netherlands and Germany following D-Day.

When Ted passes away, Peter is looking through his great-grandfather's belongings in the attic. Peter looks at some of Ted's campaign medals, although Ted's friend, Frank, had received the Military Medal, after saving the life of a young Dutch girl. The medal was awarded posthumously since Frank had been killed in action shortly after his heroic act. Peter also examines an old coin, which he knows Ted had found in a ruined house during the fighting in the Netherlands. The coin depicts the head of Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, and Peter is aware that Princess Juliana, who later became the Queen, lived in Ottawa during the war, establishing strong links between Canada and the Netherlands. Absentmindedly, Peter flips the coin and the attic around him vanishes.

To his astonishment, Peter finds himself in the Battle of the Scheldt in the Southern Netherlands in 1944. He encounters the younger versions of Ted and Frank, as well as the Dutch girl, but Peter's presence in the past has disastrous consequences for the world he knows when he returns to his own era. Suspecting that he may have very limited opportunities to make a difference, Peter embarks on a highly dangerous mission to ensure that history is placed back on track, before it's too late.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Simon Rose
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. Oktober 2024
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781990537011
• Artikelnr.: 75894378

Autorenporträt

Simon Rose is the author of The Alchemist's Portrait, The Sorcerer's Letterbox, The Clone Conspiracy, The Emerald Curse, The Heretic's Tomb, The Doomsday Mask, The Time Camera, The Sphere of Septimus, Future Imperfect, the Flashback series, the Shadowzone series, The Stone of the Seer series, An Untimely Death, and The Order of Excalibur novels. Simon is also the author of The Children's Writer's Guide, The Time Traveler's Guide, Where Do Ideas Come From? and many non-fiction books on a wide variety of topics.

He works as a writing coach, consultant, and editor for authors in all genres and for all age groups, has served as the Writer-in-Residence with the Canadian Authors Association, is a writing instructor at the University of Calgary, a story coach for the Alexandra Writers' Centre Author Development Program, an assessor for grant programs with Calgary Arts Development, conducts writing classes and workshops both in person and online, provides programs for schools, and offers a range of writing services for the business community including website content, social media postings, and copywriting.

Full details can be found on his website at www.simon-rose.com.