During the elaborate funeral for Queen Victoria, a group of Irish separatists breaks into Westminster Abbey and steals the Coronation Stone, on which every monarch of England has been crowned since the 14th century. After learning of the theft from Mycroft, Sherlock Holmes is tasked with recovering
The Stone of Destiny
β Scribed by Logan, Caroline
- Book ID
- 104531422
- Publisher
- Gob Stopper
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 120 B
- Series
- A four treasures novel 1
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- North Galson, Scotland
- ISBN
- 1911279513
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
Set against a backdrop of Scottish myths and legends, follow the epic quest by a changeling, a selkie and a prince to find an ancient and powerful object, and save the kingdom. Ailsa doesn't believe in faerie tales, only the monsters in them. But, with the mark on her face, most people consider her one of them - a changeling. Her secluded life shifts when she rescues two selkies from bloodthirsty raiders. Now she must act as their guard as they travel to the capital and then, with the help of the Prince of Eilanmor, journey north to find The Stone of Destiny - the only object protecting them all from the evil faerie queen. But all her life a malignant creature has stalked her through the forest. Can Ailsa find The Stone of Destiny before something wicked finds her?
β¦ Subjects
Quests (Expeditions) -- Juvenile fiction
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