ELEPHANT FOR THE EMPEROR

A thrilling quest by bestselling author Saviour Pirotta set during the golden age of Islam Two very different boys set out on an adventure they ll never forget The year is 798CE In Damascus spoilt wealthy fourteen year old Farouk loses a valuable falcon of his father s and he is sent on the caravan travelling to see the Holy Roman Emperor Charlemagne in Aachen Germany to teach him more responsibility Meanwhile after being mistreated at the Baghdad hospital he works at as a cleaner bright thirteen year old orphan Hudayn is going too it s the adventure of a lifetime They are joined by an unruly elephant Abul Abbas With sea storms and bandits at every turn can Farouk and Hudayn put their differences aside to protect Abul Abbas and make it safely to the emperor s court