Today I am sharing with you the first two books in the Crusoe Adventure series, which are an exciting YA re-imagining of the characters from the original Robinson Crusoe! I loved the story of Robinson Crusoe, so these re-imaginings are right up my alley. So check out both of the books and then enter to win a finished copy of book two, DAY OF ICE which releases on February 21st!
Dawn of Spies by Andy Lane Pages: 320
Published by Adaptive Books on March 29th 2016
Series: A Crusoe Adventure #1
Genres: Young Adult, Action & Adventure
Rescued from a deserted Caribbean island, 17-year-old Robinson Crusoe and his female friend, Friday, find themselves in late 1600s London, a bustling city that proves as treacherous for them to navigate as the remote island they just left behind. Thanks to their honed survival skills, Crusoe and Friday are recruited by a young writer named Daniel Defoe to work as agents for Segment W, a covert spy group that reports directly to the Crown.
Crusoe, Friday, and Defoe must rescue the Countess of Lichfield from a kidnapping plot. They are shocked to discover that a mystical and mysterious organization known as the Circle of Thirteen is behind the kidnapping.
With an illustrious cast of historical characters including King Charles II and Sir Isaac Newton, Crusoe thrusts the reader and its young heroes into a world of espionage, intrigue, and peril at the dawn of the spy age.
Day of Ice by Andy Lane Published by Adaptive Books on August 22nd 2017
Series: A Crusoe Adventure #2
Genres: Young Adult, Action & Adventure
Months after their rescue by the government agency Segment W, Robinson Crusoe and his friend Friday have proven their skills as secret agents. They re now climbing the ranks of this exclusive group of spies who reports directly to the Crown.
Suddenly, in the dead of winter, Friday is shocked to see her father, who once tried to kill her, walking the streets of London. She tries to elicit the help of Segment W, but they are preoccupied with the continued investigation into an organization that staged a kidnapping of the king s daughter. What will she do?
As Friday s past comes back to haunt her, she, Crusoe, and Daniel Defoe must uncover the mystical Circle of XIII s sinister plans to recruit new members into the society using dangerous and magical means. How does her father fit into all of this? Will they be able to escape unscathed?
Day of Ice is the second installment of a series that thrusts a young Robinson Crusoe into a new world of espionage, intrigue, and peril."
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Andrew Lane has written some thirty-odd books, ranging from fiction to non-fiction and from science fiction novels based on popular TV series to adult crime novels. He has also written nearly 30 short stories which have been published in various magazines and anthologies. His best known work to date is the highly successful Young Sherlock Holmes series of YA novels, of which eight have currently been published.
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