The Baron and...the Bullet! (Adventures of Travellor Book 1) (English Edition) [Kindle-editie] beoordelingen het boek quotes

A tale of deception, honor, magic, mystery, creatures, weaponry, heroes, villains and wizards taking place in the 18th century.(Written for ages 12 thru Adult)Not so very long ago, Man faced total conquest by a race of eons old beings that live in that realm between the Light and The Dark - The Shadows. They were ruled by an Emperor called Dark Main. He and his Shadows Warriors want to conquer humans to extract the "spirit essence" from their souls and make them slaves. This human "spirit essence" allows Shadows to ascend into immortality!They fear nothing except - "The Light Bearer" and his "Warriors of The Black Light"...who don't exist or do they?Volume 1 "The Baron and...the Bullet!" This book is the first in a series titled, "Adventures of Travellor". William Richard Jesson, Baron of Oakwood, once content, now stands accused of a serious crime and in a single night is stripped of his manor, his lands, his title, his name--all that he holds dear. A royal warrant has been issued for his arrest and he must flee from England. He is relentlessly pursued by The Shadow Guards. They are "on the hunt" for him... the man now called Travellor! They are forsworn to capture him. They use murder, bribery, destruction, mayhem ... any means to gain an advantage. They will allow nothing to stand between them and their quarry.Many risk their lives to help Travellor as he journeys towards The Light. There is Maruk the Moor, mysterious friend from Africa; Katy, head of the gypsies; John the Pig Farmer: Harry, his friend and head of International Services Ltd: Thomas Baine, trusted butler and manservant: Miss Belinda, head of Panthera Tigris: Raj, Director of the Port of Calais: Tibu, master of weaponry: Abdi, son of Maruk the Moor, driver and guard; Le Docteur de Potions and his burro La Fete; Christian, a mute and captain of the couriers; Lil Jim, ship's cook and surgeon; Kar'rem and Omar, murderous twin brothers; Hamed the Merchant and many others. Travellor encounters traitors, thieves, pirates, fierce beasts, spies and other, friend and foe alike as he journeys from Oakwood in England across France, the Mediterranean Sea to North Africa and across the desert and mountains of Algeria and then Morocco. Protected by Diamond, the beautiful warrior princess and Yung-Ling, his Korean bodyguard, Travellor moves closer and closer to his destination - The Wizard and The Light. But with his enemies not far behind, will he and his two companions stay alive long enough to reach The Light?