On the night of his final vigil before being knighted, Tiuri agrees to deliver an urgent letter to a distant kingdom across the Great Mountains--a journey that will threaten his life and teach him the true meaning of what it is to be a knight.
On the night of his final vigil before being knighted, Tiuri responds to a request to deliver an urgent letter to a distant kingdom across the Great Mountainsa journey that will threaten his life and teach him the true meaning of what it is to be a knight, in a U.S. release of an award-winning story first published in 1962. Simultaneous eBook.
On the night of his final vigil before being knighted, Tiuri answers a request to deliver an urgent letter to a distant kingdom across the Great Mountains--a journey that will threaten his life and teach him the true meaning of what it is to be a knight.
Sixteen-year-old Tiuri must spend hours locked in a chapel in silent contemplation if he is to be knighted the next day. But as he waits by the light of a flickering candle, he hears a knock at the door and a voice desperately asking for help.A secret letter must be delivered to King Unauwen across the Great Mountains--a letter upon which the fate of the entire kingdom depends. Tiuri has a vital role to play, one that might cost him his knighthood. He must trust no one. He must keep his true identity secret. Above all, he must never reveal what is in the letter . . .Tiuri's journey will take him through dark, menacing forests, across treacherous rivers, to sinister castles and strange cities. He will encounter evil enemies who would kill to get the letter, but also the best of friends in the most unexpected places.
The thrilling story of one boy's battle against evil set in an enchanted world of chivalry, courage, and true friendship
