Bøger af Colm McElwain

From the writer of the 'James Clyde' book series comes a heart-warming, middle-grade story about a world-famous magician called 'Orson the Great'. When ten-year-old Orson Whitlock is given a deck of cards by his father on Christmas Eve 1970, he falls in love with magic. This present kickstarts Orson's meteoric rise to the top of his profession.By Christmas 1972, Orson is an established magician and performs to audiences in some of the most prestigious theatres around the world. His blissful life is soon turned upside down, however, when he discovers a family secret going back generations. Orson is dragged deeper into a world of secret societies, deception, strange disappearances and unrest. Events take a further unexpected turn when a brilliant, but feared, magician known as 'Daxton the Destroyer' challenges Orson to a contest for the most sought-after title in magic. Teaming up with his assistant Agatha Anderson, Orson must put his skills to the test and confront his most formidable opponent yet - or face losing everything that he holds dear.

Picking up shortly after the events of the first adventure, James Clyde returns with his best friends Ben and Mary Forester to his grandfather's house in search of a map that will lead them to the Tomb of Salvation - an ancient shrine, where the three diamonds of Orchestra must be returned with the promise of immortality. James and his company of adventurers journey through treacherous lands fraught with danger and meet many obstacles along the way - dangerous assassins on board a train, the dastardly Gilbert, also known as the 'man in black', and even an unlikely encounter with a fabled lake monster. If they reach the Tomb of Salvation, James knows they will then face their greatest threat, for the tomb is said to be home to a terrifying demon - an entity that has shown no mercy to anyone who has ever entered its lair.The second novel in the James Clyde series will lead you on an action-packed adventure full of mystery, suspense, danger, hope - and, yes, salvation.