Driftwood's Crusade
- Publisher
- Bayeux Arts
- Initial publish date
- Dec 2011
- Category
- General
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9781896209920
- Publish Date
- Oct 2007
- List Price
- $10.95
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eBook
- ISBN
- 9781897411643
- Publish Date
- Dec 2011
- List Price
- $4.99
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Description
Driftwood's Crusade - Book Two of the Driftwood Saga. The Driftwood Saga continues in an exciting adventure full of ghosts, goddesses,giants, magical creatures, time travel and camp games. Summoned by the ghost of a slain boy, Driftwood the young magician and her bestfriend, Rose, journey to Africa to free children from a slave cocoa farm. Another tortured spirit then leads them to China in an attempt to free young factory workers. Meanwhile, Hans Blekansit, Driftwood’s evil father, is turning his employees into giants that roam the country eating forests and mountains to spew out Blekan-Marts, stores which are selling cheap products created by enslaved children. Will Driftwood be able to grapple with the complex problems and monstrous forces that confront her at every turn? The second tale in the five volume epic, Driftwood’s Crusade is a powerful and fun fantasy written by James Davidge (Mathemagick & Mystiphysics, The Duchess Ranch of Old John Ware) and featuring illustrations by Judd Palmer, creator of the Governor General’s Literary Award nominated Preposterous Fables for Unusual Children.
About the author
James Davidge was born in Edmonton, Alberta and studied mathematics education at the University of Calgary. His first novel, Driftwood Ellesmere, was published in 2006 by Bayeux Arts. He has since released the four remaining novels that complete the Driftwood Saga, a series about a young girl who tries to save the world using heartfelt magic. James has released two graphic novels with Edmonton artist Bob Prodor; The Duchess Ranch of Old John Ware recounts the inspirational legend of a respected black cowboy from Calgary's frontier history; Thirteen Minutes is a 20th century fable about the Alberta Eugenics Board, the Dadaist art movement and the short-lived Prairie Hockey League. James released My Modern Panic in 2012 - a collection of short comic and prose stories that playfully yet thoughtfully address various social issues. It features illustrations by many great Canadian artists including Fiona Staples, Nick Johnson and Judd Palmer. James also writes an ongoing comic series entitled Mathemagick that is illustrated by his cousin, Vancouver animator Jesse Davidge. An active founding board member of the Old Trout Puppet Workshop, James teaches at the Willow Park School for Arts-Centred Learning and lives just outside of Calgary with his wife and daughter.
Other titles by
1st Legion of Utopia
Mathemagick
The War of Flat and Wonder
Driftwood Ellesmere
Driftwood Saves the Whales
Driftwood's War
Driftwood and the Necessary Forest
Thirteen Minutes
A 20th century tale of family, eugenics, Dadaism.and hockey
Mathemagick & Mystiphysics
The Probabilities of Pandemonium