2014
First Published
4.57
Average Rating
156
Number of Pages
Arash is a slave drummer accompanying the Megistanes and other scholars on their journey to find the new king, whose star they have seen in the heavens. He does not understand their enthusiasm for this Jewish child, prophesied centuries before by one of their own, but each night he plays his drum for his master and dreams of earning his freedom.When they reach Jerusalem, Arash is made an offer by King Herod once they locate the child, return and tell him of this infant king of the Jews. For this small favor, Herod promises Arash’s freedom.But Herod does not seek the child to honor him, and Arash is trapped in a plot to murder an infant.Characters from Rome, Babylon, the Decapolis, and the Han Dynasty experience the events surrounding the Nativity in this meticulously researched and historically plausible retelling of the Little Drummer Boy carol.
Avg Rating
4.57
Number of Ratings
35
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Author
Laura VanArendonk Baugh
Author · 14 books
Laura was born at a very early age and never looked back. She overcame her childhood deficiencies of having been born without teeth and unable to walk, and by the time she matured into a recognizable adult she had become a behavior analyst, an internationally-recognized and award-winning animal trainer, a costumer/cosplayer, a chocolate addict, and of course a writer. Laura writes fantasy in a variety of subgenres as well as non-fiction in the art and science of behavior and training. website | Newsletter | Patreon | Twitch | Twitter | Facebook
