The Emperor's Elephant

Binding: Paperback
Description: The Emperor's Elephant by Tim Severin is the exciting second book in Saxon the historical adventure series full of exploration and captivating characters. Sigwulf a Saxon prince exiled to the court of Carolus King of the Franks is summoned by the royal advisor Alcuin of York. Carolus has received magnificent gifts from the Caliph of Baghdad and is determined to send back presents that will be equally sensational. White is the royal colour of Baghdad so the most important gifts will be rare white animals from the Northlands. Sigwulf having proved himself as a royal agent to Moorish Spain has been selected to obtain the creatures then take them to Baghdad. He must find white gyrfalcons and two white polar bears and as Carolus has seen its picture in a book of beasts a unicorn. He and his companions travel far into the north. Though they obtain some of the animals they quickly realize that not all are even real. Setting out for Baghdad with their menagerie they encounter danger after danger and it seems that someone is trying to wreck their mission with each stage of the long journey bringing a new and unexpected peril
Title: The Emperor's Elephant
Author(s): Severin Tim
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
Barcode: 9781447212157
Pages: 384 Pages
Publication Date: 2/27/2014
Series: Saxon
Category: Historical Fiction