The Sunbird
Eleven-year-old Telemakos is the grandson of two royal men: one African, from the kingdom of Aksum; the other Artos, the fallen High King of Britain. He is also a remarkable listener and tracker. Now his country needs his skill. Even though there is a quarantine, plague is spreading through Aksum, leaving disease and death in its wake.
Telemakos is recruited as the emperor's spy. He must travel through the brutal desert to the salt mines of Afar; there, he needs to discover who has been traitor to the crown. This challenge will take all of Telemakos's skill and strength and his ability to stay silent —for if he is discovered, there will be no mercy.
Please note: The first three books in the Lion Hunters series make up a subseries known as the Arthurian or Aksumite Cycle.
About the Lion Hunters Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Winter Prince(1993)
- 2.A Coalition of Lions(2003)
- 3.The Sunbird(2004)
- 4.The Lion Hunter(2007)
- 5.The Empty Kingdom(2008)
Reading age: 12+ years
This series should be read in order.
The story of Medraut – strong, skilled, daring, and never to be king . . .
This unique interpretation of the Arthurian legend is told from Medraut's point of view, in a dark narrative addressed towards Medraut's mother and Arto's sister Morgause, a cruel and beautiful woman who connives to put her son on the throne.
Elizabeth Wein's richly told Lion Hunters series will appeal to devotees of the Arthurian legend, as well as those readers who enjoy historical sagas such as Jennifer Neil's Ascendance series and Rosemary Sutcliff's Eagle of the Ninth.