Author(s): Laura Geringer,William Joyce
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 240
Publisher: BAMBU
Language: Spanish
Date Published: 2012-11-08
Dimensions: 142.24 x 193.04 x 27.94mm
Publication City/Country: Barcelona Spain, Spain
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Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

Nicholas St. North is a daring, rootless, and swashbuckling young swordsman who spends his days thieving and chasing adventure around the world with his friends. His path leads him to the secretive village of Santoff Clausen, rumored to have the greatest treasure in all of the East and protected, so it s said, by the great wizard Ombric Shalazar. When he gets there, though, it s only to find the town in the midst of a battle with a ferocious bear possessed by Pitch, the dreaded Nightmare King. Now Nicholas must decide: does he seek his own fortune, or does he help Shalazar, Shalazar s adopted daughter Katherine, and the villagers in their desperate fight? This exciting, imaginative tale will completely engross readers as it reveals the true origins of everyone s favorite Yuletide figure.
Nicolas San Norte es un joven espadachin temerario, desarraigado e intrepido que se pasa la vida robando y buscando aventuras con sus compinches por medio mundo. En sus correrias llega al pueblo de Santoff Clausen, el cual se rumorea que tiene el tesoro mas grande en todo el Este y el cual, segun se dice, esta bajo la proteccion del gran mago Ombric Shalazar. Sin embargo, cuando llegaseencuentra con un pueblo en plena batalla con un oso feroz poseido por Sombra, el pavoroso Rey de las Pesadillas. Ahora le toca a Nicolas decidirse: Buscara su propio bien, o ayudara a Shalazar, a su hija adoptiva Katherine y al resto de los habitantes en su lucha desesperada? Esta historia emocionante e imaginativa completamente absorbera al lector mientras revela los verdaderos origenes del mas popular de los personajes navidenos."