Raiders: The Inuk Quartet Vol 2 (Paperback)

Jorn Riel

ISBN 10: 1846867444 / ISBN 13: 9781846867446

Published by Barefoot Books Ltd, Bath, 2012

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Paperback. This second volume of The Inuk Quartet continues the exciting adventures of Leiv, Apuluk and Narua established in The Shipwreck. The story begins with our trio settled peacefully on Thor Gunnarrsson's farmstead in Greenland. When Viking raiders arrive at the farmstead, their quiet world is disturbed forever. Leiv, Apuluk and Narua must rely on their wits, their courage and their friendship to protect their new home. AGES: 9-12 AUTHOR: Jorn Riel was born in 1931 in Odense, Denmark. He has travelled extensively and written over forty novels and short stories. His writings on life in the Arctic region, inspired by the sixteen years he spent living in Greenland as a young man, have brought him widespread acclaim. The Inuk Quartet, which has been published in Danish, French, and German, is his debut in the English language. Helen Cann has painted in studios of all shapes and now stirs up inspiration above a milkshake shop in Brighton, England. She has illustrated many titles for Barefoot Books, including Little Leap Forward. An adventurous traveller, she drew on a visit to the Arctic Circle in preparing the illustrations for this story. SELLING POINTS: Features dynamic male and female protagonists working together as equals to solve problems. The second volume, following The Shipwreck, in the English language by Jorn Riel, an established Danish writer who has won tremendous acclaim in Europe for the four-volume series The Inuk Quartet. Colour throughout Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Raiders: The Inuk Quartet Vol 2 (Paperback)
• Publisher: Barefoot Books Ltd, Bath
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846867444
• ISBN 13: 9781846867446
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Cann, Helen
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

When Apuluk and Narua decide to leave Thorstein's farm and return home Leiv, their good friend, joins them on their journey but when they learn that Grimur and Rane are destroying entire Inuit villages, the boys help form a raiding party determined to kill the fierce Viking brothers.

About the Author

Jorn Riel was born in 1931 in Odense, Denmark. He has traveled extensively and written over forty novels and short stories. His writings on life in the Arctic region, inspired by the sixteen years he spent living in Greenland as a young man, have brought him widespread acclaim. The Inuk Quartet, which has been published in Danish, French, and German, is his debut in the English language.

Helen Cann has painted in studios of all shapes and now stirs up inspiration above a milkshake shop in Brighton, England. She has illustrated many titles for Barefoot Books, including Little Leap Forward. An adventurous traveler, she drew on a visit to the Arctic Circle in preparing the illustrations for this story.