The Chessmen Thief

by Barbara Henderson

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Win. Lose. Survive.

I was the boy with a plan. Now I am the boy with nothing.

From the moment 12-year-old Kylan hatches a plan to escape from his Norse captors, and return to Scotland to find his mother, his life becomes a dangerous game.


The precious Lewis Chessmen-which he helped carve-hold the key to his freedom, but he will need all his courage and wit to triumph against Sven Asleifsson, the cruellest Viking in the realm.


One false move could cost him his life.

Barbara Henderson has woven a thrilling origin story around the enduring mystery of the Lewis Chessmen, their creation in Norway, and how they ended up buried in the Hebrides before being discovered on Lewis in 1831.

  • ISBN13 9781911279853
  • Publish Date 29 April 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Cranachan Publishing Limited
  • Imprint Pokey Hat
  • Format Paperback (B-Format (198x129 mm))
  • Pages 200
  • Language English