Books in the Raoul Adventure Series WIP
Medieval Mythological Adventures
Cnute the Talking Skull
1035, Amiens, France, adventurous ten-year-old, son of a nobleman, Raoul and his cousin, Walter, find the skull of a Viking in the marsh of the Somme River. To their shock, the skull talks and introduces himself as Cnute Fine-Feather. Cnute asks the boys for their help to free his spirit from his skull, but in doing so, they must defeat cursed Viking ghosts that live on an island. and the only way to break this curse is with the blood of a French noble. Despite being of noble birth, Raoul and Walter accept the challenge. Through their mysterious and mystical journey, they discover the valuable lesson that in order to help yourself and your friends, they find great success in helping their foes.
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Ghosts of Gaul
Conqueror and the Hart
It's 1034 in Amiens, France, and 10-year-old Raoul travels with his cousin Walter and friend William and their fathers to meet the King of France and several other noblemen for a hunt in the Brittany Forest. Before the hunt, King Henry brings the boys and the noblemen together for a feast and tells his party their target for the hunt will be a great white deer known as a hart. But Raoul has a problem. He loves animals and does not like harming them. Still, excited to prove their manliness, Walter and William encourage Raoul to separate from the men to track the hart, but end up hiding in a tree after being chased by a boar. That night the boys climb down from the tree and realize they're in an enchanted land. This is where their real adventure begins, when they meet mythical creatures – fairies, korrigans, midnight washerwomen, and a shapeshifting siren--who lead them to a wizard named Merlin. Here, Merlin tells the boys their goal is not to hunt a great animal of the forest, but to save King Henry from a murderous plot. Along the way, the come to understand the history of humans in this forest and make peace with the natural world and its creatures--making the kingdom safe again.
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Sea Monster of Somme
1035, Bay of Somme, France, 10-year-old Raoul loves swimming with the seals that is until he is poked in the behind by a strange sea monster. As he swims back to shore, he finds a gold necklace with a bee charm lodged in the sand under the waves. This is he takes as a sign; he is King of the Sea! He returns to his family’s vacation castle with a sore backside, but with a golden treasure. He is ready to pronounce his wealth to Mama, but she insists he have a haircut. To Raoul, his long hair is a symbol of his vacation, which is sadly coming to an end. The next day, Raoul and his cousin and best friend, Walter oversleep and find themselves alone in the castle, and they must fend for themselves. In a neighboring, trading village they overhear of a plot by bandits to raid their family’s vacation castle. At first, they are afraid and instead of staying in the castle, they sleep on the beach. That night, the strange sea monster emerges from the sea and takes the form of a king. The watery King introduces himself as King Merovech of the Franks and he tells Raoul and Walter their duty is to defend the castle. Raoul and Walter rise to the occasion and with the might and wit of their ancestor, the ancient Frank King, they defend their vacation home for their families.
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