New book: Escape to Ponti by Brian Slattery

Hi, Brian:

 In 2018, I participated in your Burlington class devoted to writing for young people, which I very much enjoyed and profited from.

I just wanted to let you know that my first novel has now been published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside/Red Deer Press. It's an adventure story for readers aged 10 to 99, titled Escape to Ponti.  It runs 433 pages with 22 illustrations by Antonio Javier Caparo, an award-winning artist from Montreal.  The book is set in northern Italy during the late Middle Ages and features both sword-play and kung fu, as well as plenty of action and comedy.

  All the best,

Brian Slattery

https://brianjohnslattery.com

Brian Slattery

Note: Brian Henry’s next {online} weekly Writing Kid Lit class starts soon. Details here.

Plus, on February 3, we have an online one-day Writing for Children and for Young Adults  workshop with children's books editor Sarah Howden, Saturday, Feb 3. Details here.  

Escape to Ponti

Fourteen-year-old Bec learned a lesson that day. Be careful whom you rob. A slave on the run from his vicious master, Bec is desperate for money. But when he mugs Tien Nu, he gets more than he bargained for. Tien Nu isn't just a superb acrobat and kung fu wizard. He's also killed his father - or so he thinks. 

As the paths of the two boys become intertwined with the journey of a mysterious knight, mayhem ensues when they head cross-country toward the safety of Ponti, with Bec's slave master in hot pursuit.

A medieval, historical adventure in the Kingdom of Italia.

Available from Red Deer Press here.

See all of Brian’s upcoming weekly writing classes, one-day workshops, and weekend retreats here.