The King of a Far Off Country

By Derek Richard Denton

This is a modern fairy story for bright children of all ages, from nine to ninety-two, and upwards. The king of Mulrovia is stony broke. That is bad enough, but he has a secret enemy living right opposite the palace gates. The witch, Tamina, has devoted half her life plotting to do away with both the king and his beautiful daughter, Princess Marigold. Little does he know just what lies in store.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Derek Richard Denton
• Release date: Jul 13, 2012
• ISBN: 9781476204963

Derek Richard Denton

OTHER BOOKS BY THE AUTHOR (Published By John Goodchild Publishers in hardback) Don't Go Near The Magic Shop Hider and Seekers The House in the Dunes Coping with Politics (non-fiction in paperback) AUTHOR'S NOTE: The above titles (hard back and paperback) are now largely out of print, but some have been published in Spanish, Italian, Swedish, French, and Greek. The film rights of Hiders and Seekers were sold but the work was never brought to the screen, alas. Hey ho, the wind and the rain. On Kindle are: A Permissible Deception (crime fiction) - now retitled The Double Cousin The Haunting of Rakers Wood (ghost story with love interest)) Mindgames Unlimited (science fiction for teenagers and young adults) The Third Balloon (juvenile fiction – magic and school adventure) The King of a Far Off Country

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