Download or read book Urchin King written by Katharina Gerlach and published by . This book was released on 2013-08-28 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Urchin King" was a semi-finalist for the "KBR Best Indie Book 2012" award. The 2012 Best Indie Book Contest was established and judged by the reviewers at The Kindle Book Review. They pre-screened hundreds of books and judged them on formatting, writing quality, and if the book "grabbed" them from the beginning. About the Book For fourteen years, street-urchin Paul's miserable existence has kept him safe from an ancient law that sentences all second-born twins to death. When he learns he is the younger twin of the mentally handicapped Crown Prince who's in danger of being killed for his disability, he agrees to play the role of the miraculously healed royal heir. Paul struggles to learn how to act like a born ruler, but finds that his greatest skill, getting by unnoticed, is now his greatest liability. He knows if he is discovered, he will be executed like all second-born twins. When a vengeful sorcerer threatens the kingdom, Paul is the only one who can oppose him. But using his unique talents will expose him. Now, he's got the choice. What is more important, his life or his family's and the kingdom's safety? Unfortunately, Amazon no longer allows Indie authors to include booktrailers or additional author pictures in the book description. Since I had to re-upload this book, my trailer is no longer available here. You'll have to search YouTube for the book's title to find it. Sorry. For readers of fantasy from 12-99 years Readers' Voices a unique twist on a fairy-tale king line...reminiscent of The Prince and the Pauper, "Katherine Gilraine" a wonderfully crafted book, "Nadele Jacobs" Fun, exciting, and wonderfully fluid reading that my teenagers have already stolen my Kindle from me for, "Cecile" A few words from the Authoress Yes, I know that the beginning resembles "The Prince and the Pauper" by Mark Twain somewhat, but not much. When I wrote this story, I wasn't aware of the similarity. Mark Twain's stories are not as widespread in Germany as they are in the USA, and it's been ages since I read the book. Only when a couple of reviewers pointed it out, I realized where my initial idea had come from. Despite the influence, this story is not a retelling but a stand-alone story in its own right which includes many details about everyday life in Europe during the Middle Ages.