The Last Mapmaker

2023-11-14 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Christina Soontornvat
Release : 2023-11-14
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 170/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis The Last Mapmaker by : Christina Soontornvat

Download or read book The Last Mapmaker written by Christina Soontornvat. This book was released on 2023-11-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Newbery Honor Book A Walter Dean Myers Honor Book From Christina Soontornvat, the visionary and versatile author of three Newbery Honor Books, comes a high-seas adventure set in a Thai-inspired fantasy world. In a fantasy adventure every bit as compelling and confident in its world building as her Newbery Honor Book A Wish in the Dark, Christina Soontornvat explores a young woman's struggle to unburden herself of the past and chart her own destiny in a world of secrets. As assistant to Mangkon's most celebrated mapmaker, twelve-year-old Sai plays the part of a well-bred young lady with a glittering future. In reality, her father is a conman--and in a kingdom where the status of one's ancestors dictates their social position, the truth could ruin her. Sai seizes the chance to join an expedition to chart the southern seas, but she isn't the only one aboard with secrets. When Sai learns that the ship might be heading for the fabled Sunderlands--a land of dragons, dangers, and riches beyond imagining--she must weigh the cost of her dreams. Vivid, suspenseful, and thought-provoking, this tale of identity and integrity is as beautiful and intricate as the maps of old.

Fantasy Mapmaker

2019-11-12 Art

Author : Jared Blando
Release : 2019-11-12
Genre : Art
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 251/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Fantasy Mapmaker by : Jared Blando

Download or read book Fantasy Mapmaker written by Jared Blando. This book was released on 2019-11-12. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Create authentic-looking maps of fantasy cities, hamlets, fortifications and more in a popular tabletop, RPG style. • 30+ step-by-step demonstrations show you how to create your own unique RPG maps • Learn how to draw fantasy cities, medieval settlements and more from a professional gaming illustrator • Tips and techniques for drawing fences, stone walls, forests, fields, bridges, footpaths, mountains, harbors, shields, coats of arms and other cartography elements Put your design and drawing skills on the map!

Race to the End of the World

2014-10-14 Juvenile Fiction

Author : A. L. Tait
Release : 2014-10-14
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 788/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Race to the End of the World written by A. L. Tait. This book was released on 2014-10-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Shortlisted for The Readings Children's Book Prize 2015 Adventure and danger lie just off the edge of the map in this swashbuckling new trilogy! Quinn's older brothers may long for adventure, but he is content with a quiet life on the farm. Destiny, however, has other plans. The King is determined to create the first map of the world and has scoured the kingdom for boys who could become mapmakers. When Quinn is chosen for the King's training school, he's amazed - but that is nothing compared to his shock when he is selected as one of the three mapmakers and finds himself on board a ship, competing for the big prize. So begins Quinn's reluctant journey deep into the unknown, on a ship captained by a slave, with a stowaway girl on board, and a mysterious sea monster that seems to be following them. Hot on their trail are the other competitors for the King's prize, who will stop at nothing to win. The Mapmaker Chronicles: Race to the End of the World is packed with action, adventure and intrigue, as Quinn battles unexpected enemies, discovers strange new lands and tries to conceal two very big secrets from his crewmates... 'Not since Emily Rodda's Deltora Quest series has there been such an exciting adventure tale from an Australian author' - Readings The Mapmaker Chronicles 1. Race to the End of the World 2. Prisoner of the Black Hawk 3. Breath of the Dragon (October 2015)

Beyond the Edge of the Map

2017-03-28 Cartographers

Author : A. L. Tait
Release : 2017-03-28
Genre : Cartographers
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 936/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Beyond the Edge of the Map written by A. L. Tait. This book was released on 2017-03-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Quinn is back! He finished his race around the world and is living a quiet life on the family farm, until he discovers that the King's enemies want to capture him. Quinn is forced to go on the run, taking to the high seas once more. Can he survive when he is double-crossed and left for dead? BEYOND THE EDGE OF THE MAP is another thrilling adventure from A.L. Tait in the bestselling Mapmaker Chronicles.

Mapmaker’s Daughter

2014-03-04 Fiction

Author : Laurel Corona
Release : 2014-03-04
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 511/5 ( reviews)

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Book Synopsis Mapmaker’s Daughter by : Laurel Corona

Download or read book Mapmaker’s Daughter written by Laurel Corona. This book was released on 2014-03-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How Far Would You Go To Stay True to Yourself? Spain, 1492. On the eve of the Jewish expulsion from Spain, Amalia Riba stands at a crossroads. In a country violently divided by religion, she must either convert to Christianity and stay safe, or remain a Jew and risk everything. It's a choice she's been walking toward her whole life, from the days of her youth when her family lit the Shabbat candles in secret. Back then, she saw the vast possibility of the world, outlined in the beautiful pen and ink maps her father created. But the world has shifted and contracted since then. The Mapmaker's Daughter is a stirring novel about identity, exile, and what it means to be home. "A close look at the great costs and greater rewards of being true to who you really are. A lyrical journey to the time when the Jews of Spain were faced with the wrenching choice of deciding their future as Jews—a pivotal period of history and inspiration today."—Margaret George, New York Times bestselling author of Elizabeth I "The many twists and turns in the life of the mapmaker's daughter, Amalia, mirror the tenuous and harrowing journey of the Jewish community in fifteenth-century Iberia, showing how family and faith overcame even the worst the Inquisition could inflict on them."—Anne Easter Smith, author of Royal Mistress and A Rose for the Crown "A powerful love story ignites these pages, making the reader yearn for more as they come to know Amalia and Jamil, two of the most compelling characters in recent historical fiction. An absolute must-read!"—Michelle Moran, author of The Second Empress and Madam Tussaud

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