Oops! Still delayed. Release–June 2025
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Oops! Still delayed. Release–June 2025 〰️
Part 2 of 3: due May 2025
Book 3, November 2025
The Bracelet of Akra
Twins Archer and Mimi Price have a growing to-do list. Item Number Two is to rescue Mum, who has been kidnapped by King Francas of Neven.
The twins gather a team of rescuers, including Toby, who’s no longer collecting dog poo, hunter/tracker Pachina, and a mix of adults because, well, sometimes adults can be helpful.
Together, they scour the highs and lows of Neven, searching for Mum, whose cunning kidnappers are always one, two, or even three steps ahead.
As the group faces off against giant trolls, tiny goblins, and fearsome golems, Mimi and Archer try not to lose sight of Item Number One: track down their elusive grandad.
The Bracelet of Akra continues the tale that began in
The Books of Neven.
The Bracelet of Akra
Chapter Bite
Archer and Mimi Price were far from home.
Archer and his twin sister, Mimi, called Marshton their home. They were in Neven, an ancient medieval kingdom. You wouldn’t find Neven in a travel brochure or on a website. It wasn’t a place you could reach by car, plane, or ship.
You needed a magical cube, which the twins found in Nan’s attic.
The twins had some problems:
Problem #1: Archer and Mimi’s grandfather, Sam Brown, had been missing for thirty years.
Problem #2: Mum was kidnapped by Neven’s bad guys. One of them was a woman.
She was the twins’ Nan. Nan, the kidnapper and attic owner, was also the twin sister of Neven’s nasty King Francas. Neven wasn’t an exciting place. Well, it was, but you’d also need the word dangerous. Scary was another word that worked well. Or terrifying or sinister.
Problem #3: Archer and Mimi’s real Nan, Mum’s mum, had lived in Neven for thirty years. When she lived in Marshton, she was Doctor Emily Brown. In Neven, everyone called her Grak. Emily’s brother, Richard, was with her. If you met him in Neven, you’d call him Avus.
The Gaoler–not your friend
The dungeon–the disgusting smells and creepy sounds are still there. So are the rats–more of them
More places not to visit in Neven.
Calm Bay, Neven’s port for ships. It’s full of pirates, villains, and criminals. Sometimes, you’ll find a ship
The Noisy Crow–a tavern in Akra. It’s also full of villains and criminals. No pirates, though. They’re at Calm Bay
Who’s Who in Book 2 …
Toby–Neven street kid and dog poo collector
Archer Price–his brain gets him into trouble (and out of it)
Pachina–Neven’s best hunter and tracker
Mimi Price–she juggles and plays soccer (not at the same time)
King Francas–the bad guy
Read the kids blog
You’re kid, right? You play with stuff, yes? Do you know how much learning goes on in that brain of yours while you’re playing? You can turn that pile of plastic blocks on your bedroom floor into anything you want.