London, 1942: the Blitz is over but the war rages on. With the country still fighting for its existence, a young girl takes to the skies… After her mother was killed in an air raid, Anna Cooper was sent to live with her uncle, the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London. Now, he too is dead. His dying wish was for Anna to be the next Ravenmaster, keeper of the birds who, according to legend, guard the fate of the kingdom. But the Tower authorities won’t stand for a female Ravenmaster, let alone one who is not yet sixteen years old. Denied her destiny, Anna is desperate to escape the Tower and join the war effort. She bluffs her way into the glamorous – and dangerous – world of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. But no matter how high she flies, Anna can’t escape her past… nor the secret that it conceals. A secret that could change the course of the war.
A Kingdom Falls by John Owen Theobald
(Ravenmaster Trilogy #3)
November 1st, 2017 from Zeus
London, 1942: the Blitz is over but the war rages on. With the country still fighting for its existence, a young girl takes to the skies… After her mother was killed in an air raid, Anna Cooper was sent to live with her uncle, the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London. Now, he too is dead. His dying wish was for Anna to be the next Ravenmaster, keeper of the birds who, according to legend, guard the fate of the kingdom. But the Tower authorities won’t stand for a female Ravenmaster, let alone one who is not yet sixteen years old. Denied her destiny, Anna is desperate to escape the Tower and join the war effort. She bluffs her way into the glamorous – and dangerous – world of the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force. But no matter how high she flies, Anna can’t escape her past… nor the secret that it conceals. A secret that could change the course of the war.
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About John Owen Theobald
Born and raised in Eastern Canada, John moved to the UK to study the poetry of Keats, and in 2009 received a PhD from the University of St. Andrews. He lives in London, England.
John is the author of the Ravenmaster trilogy. At the height of the Blitz, 12-year-old Anna Cooper is sent to live with her uncle, the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London, and discovers that the fate of the kingdom is in her hands. Book 1, These Dark Wings, is available now from Head of Zeus, UK.
In Book 2, What the Raven Brings, the Blitz is over but the war rages on, and Anna Cooper bluffs her way into the glamorous – and dangerous – world of female war pilots.
Book 3, A Kingdom Falls, is released 30 November 2017 in the UK. In the dramatic conclusion to the Ravenmaster Trilogy, Anna Cooper must find the strength to face her greatest fear in Britain’s darkest hour.
John’s short fiction has appeared in Bookanista, Untitled Books, The Menteur, and The Four Quarters Magazine.
If On a Winter’s Night a Fox is a passionate defence of urban foxes, exploring the fox’s role in folklore and culture from Roman Times to modern London (2014, Remarkable Books).
He is currently working on a new trilogy of YA novels set in Britain’s distant past. am represented by Victoria Marini of the Irene Goodman Agency.
Born and raised in Eastern Canada, John moved to the UK to study the poetry of Keats, and in 2009 received a PhD from the University of St. Andrews. He lives in London, England.
John is the author of the Ravenmaster trilogy. At the height of the Blitz, 12-year-old Anna Cooper is sent to live with her uncle, the Ravenmaster at the Tower of London, and discovers that the fate of the kingdom is in her hands. Book 1, These Dark Wings, is available now from Head of Zeus, UK.
In Book 2, What the Raven Brings, the Blitz is over but the war rages on, and Anna Cooper bluffs her way into the glamorous – and dangerous – world of female war pilots.
Book 3, A Kingdom Falls, is released 30 November 2017 in the UK. In the dramatic conclusion to the Ravenmaster Trilogy, Anna Cooper must find the strength to face her greatest fear in Britain’s darkest hour.
John’s short fiction has appeared in Bookanista, Untitled Books, The Menteur, and The Four Quarters Magazine.
If On a Winter’s Night a Fox is a passionate defence of urban foxes, exploring the fox’s role in folklore and culture from Roman Times to modern London (2014, Remarkable Books).
He is currently working on a new trilogy of YA novels set in Britain’s distant past. am represented by Victoria Marini of the Irene Goodman Agency.
This sounds really interesting! I've never heard of these books before, so thank you for putting them on my radar!
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Hello everyone!
These books are very intriguing. This is one of my favorite genres. The combination of the past and the present in a book is very interesting.
Also, since I am an international reader, I probably won't be able to meet the author in person anytime soon.
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Gotta read them!!!
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Gotta read them!!!
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I'm so excited for this book! It looks so interesting and a bit different than what I'm used to!
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I'm so looking forward to read these!
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