The Kingdom of the Sun and Moon

by Lowell H. Press

Overview

The König is a tyrant. His subjects are starving. And all-out war is fast approaching. Will a pair of young, courageous brothers save their kingdom? When an emissary sent by the König himself stops by the remote mouse colony of Long Meadow, the peaceful life Sommer and Nesbit have shared is turned upside down--and the brothers are catapulted into separate death-defying adventures. Sommer, levelheaded and clever, is ordered to the palace to join the König's illustrious Eagle Guard as it prepares to face a full-scale invasion by the nefarious Emperor Wolfsmilch and his army of a hundred thousand forest mice. Meanwhile, the small but spirited Nesbit is banished to the Forest of Lost Life for insulting the König, and must dodge hungry predators at every turn.
The brothers struggle to reunite and defy the oppressors who threaten everyone and everything they have ever known and loved. But time is quickly running out for both of them--and the fate of the kingdom hinges on one last, daring mission. Set against the magnificent backdrop of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria, The Kingdom of the Sun and Moon is an action-packed adventure story for young readers and adults alike.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940150490031
Publisher:	Lowell H. Press
Publication date:	09/10/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	290
File size:	6 MB
Age Range:	9 - 12 Years

About the Author

LOWELL H. PRESS was inspired to write The Kingdom of the Sun and Moon, his first novel, during a summer spent in Vienna, Austria, in 2001. While his wife oversaw the logistics of a telecom acquisition in the city, Lowell and their two-and-a-half-year-old son spent many a day at Schönbrunn Palace. The magnificent world of the palace and its glorious park lent itself well to a story about a kingdom of mice existing in the remarkable age of the Habsburgs, Beethoven, and the young Duke of Reichstadt, the son of Napoleon Bonaparte. Lowell lives with his wife, Sasha, their two sons, Logan and Hayden, and their two cats near Seattle, Washington.

Editorial Reviews

"First-time author Press creates a complex and absorbing world of mouse kingdoms set against the grounds of Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace. . . ."

Publishers Weekly

"First-time author Press creates a complex and absorbing world of mouse kingdoms set against the grounds of Vienna's Schönbrunn Palace . . . Press keeps the story scampering along with humor and persistent threats to Nesbit and Sommer in the form of owls, cats, and rival rodents. The author takes full advantage of the expansive backdrop and his diminutive protagonists as the brothers and their allies work to overthrow a brutal adversary and protect their homeland."

Publishers Weekly - Publishers Weekly Review

"Readers of all ages will thrill to this animal adventure, set amid the historic lands of Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna, Austria. Highly recommended."

The Midwest Book Review