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Win. Lose. Survive.

I was the boy with a plan. Now I am the boy with nothing.

From the moment 12-year-old Kylan hatches a plan to escape from his Norse captors, and return to Scotland to find his mother, his life becomes a dangerous game.


The precious Lewis Chessmen—which he helped carve—hold the key to his freedom, but he will need all his courage and wit to triumph against Sven Asleifsson, the cruellest Viking in the realm.


One false move could cost him his life.

Barbara Henderson has woven a thrilling origin story around the enduring mystery of the Lewis Chessmen, their creation in Norway, and how they ended up buried in the Hebrides before being discovered on Lewis in 1831.



Trade Review

'A thrilling tale filled with courage and high adventure.' Dan Smith, author of She Wolf

'A clever, authentic and thrilling origin story about the Lewis Chessman and how they ended up buried in the Hebrides.' Scottish Book Trust

The Chessmen Thief

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      Publisher Cranachan Publishing Limited
      Published 29 April 2021
      ISBN-13 9781911279853
      978-1911279853
      ISBN-10 1911279858
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      Children & Teen Children & Teen Fiction

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Win. Lose. Survive.

      I was the boy with a plan. Now I am the boy with nothing.

      From the moment 12-year-old Kylan hatches a plan to escape from his Norse captors, and return to Scotland to find his mother, his life becomes a dangerous game.


      The precious Lewis Chessmen—which he helped carve—hold the key to his freedom, but he will need all his courage and wit to triumph against Sven Asleifsson, the cruellest Viking in the realm.


      One false move could cost him his life.

      Barbara Henderson has woven a thrilling origin story around the enduring mystery of the Lewis Chessmen, their creation in Norway, and how they ended up buried in the Hebrides before being discovered on Lewis in 1831.



      Trade Review

      'A thrilling tale filled with courage and high adventure.' Dan Smith, author of She Wolf

      'A clever, authentic and thrilling origin story about the Lewis Chessman and how they ended up buried in the Hebrides.' Scottish Book Trust

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