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Loading... The Colonel and the Beeby Patrick Canning
None No current Talk conversations about this book.  hey_judy | Apr 16, 2024 |   themoonwholistens | Aug 31, 2020 | Beatrix (Bee) is a 13 year old acrobat who had run away to the circus from an home where she was unwanted, but the circus proved no better as the owner, Ziro, was a volatile man who used his whip for the smallest infraction. During a performance she meets Colonel James Bacchus, a mysterious man that many tales of daring and adventure are told about, and he ends up being her savior, allowing her to escape from Ziro and his 2 dangerous mute and strange guards that are often tasked with the duty to kill whoever disappoints Ziro. The Colonel's home away from home is the Ox, a four story hot-air balloon which is almost entirely self-sufficient, and this way the conveyance for what ended up being a globe-hopping adventure, on the hunt of criminals and treasure. This book has now found a treasured space on my bookshelf, sure to be revisited again. I received this book in exchange for an honest review from the author. Thank you! (  ) Stacy_Krout | Jan 14, 2019 | no reviews | add a review
A peculiar explorer and downtrodden acrobat span the globe on a building-sized hot air balloon, in search of a precious artifact and the murderous treasure hunter who seeks it.Beatrix, a spirited but abused acrobat in a traveling circus, seeks more than her prison-like employment offers. More than anything, she wants to know her place in the world of the halcyon 19th century, a time when the last dark corners of the map were being sketched out and travel still possessed a kind of magic.One night in Switzerland, the mysterious Colonel James Bacchus attends Beatrix's show. This larger-than-life English gentleman, reputed to have a voracious appetite for female conquests, is most notable for traveling the world in a four-story hot air balloon called The Ox.Beatrix flees that night to join the Colonel, and the two of them make a narrow escape--Beatrix from her abusive ringleader, the Colonel from a freshly-made cuckold. Beatrix, feeling the Colonel may have the answers to her problems, pledges to help him catch the criminal he seeks in exchange for passage on his magnificent balloon.The criminal seeks a precious figurine, The Blue Star Sphinx, but he's not alone. The Sphinx's immense value has also drawn the attention of the world's most deadly treasure hunters. A murder in Antwerp begins a path of mystery that leads all the way to the most isolated island on Earth.What dangers await the Colonel and the acrobat?Evolved Publishing presents a globe-trotting adventure in the tradition of such greats as "Around the World in 80 Days."More Great Fiction from Evolved Publishing: Red Clay, Yellow Grass: A Novel of the 1960s by Richard Barager Hannah's Voice by Robb Grindstaff Fresh News Straight from Heaven by Gregg Sapp No library descriptions found. |
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Adventures in far-flung locales, narrow escapes from danger, and a hot air balloon house—what's not to love? Sure, a multi-story wicker house is a bit unrealistic, but who reads an adventure story for stark realism? The Ox's patchwork crew is sweet and humorous. However, street-smart Bee and womanizing Bacchus keep the story from becoming too saccharine, as do the tattooed Hacketts and throat-cutting Nodds.
The Colonel and the Bee doesn’t need a sequel, but if it had one, I would be onboard.
(I was provided a copy of this book from the author via VoraciousReadersOnly) (