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Eagle Swamp

By Des Hunt
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Geology expert Professor Mike Rackman is studying the Alpine Fault, a 600 km long crack that runs the length of New Zealand's South Island. Every 300 years or so, the fault cracks, causing massive earthquakes and tsunamis. Mike hopes his studies will help predict the next... Read More
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Professor Mike Rackman disappears while studying New Zealand's Alpine Fault. His young friend Jack Stewart believes the man is injured and lost in the 15th Century. Jack and his cat follow him back in time arriving hours before the fault breaks. Now all three are trapped in the past and only Jack can save them.

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Geology expert Professor Mike Rackman is studying the Alpine Fault, a 600 km long crack that runs the length of New Zealand's South Island. Every 300 years or so, the fault cracks, causing massive earthquakes and tsunamis. Mike hopes his studies will help predict the next big one. Unfortunately, he disappears after an accident involving a local hunter.

Jack Stewart and his cat, Chainsaw, have had earlier adventures with the professor where they travelled back in time. Jack thinks the professor has done it again and is trapped somewhere in the past. He and Chainsaw set out to save him.

They end up in the year 1409, just hours before the fault is about to crack. Not only must Jack save the injured professor, but he must also convince the local whanau of the coming disaster. The problem is, if he succeeds, then the only way back to the 21st century will be closed for another 300 years.

Eagle Swamp is the second story to feature Jack Stewart, Professor Rackman, and Chainsaw. The first was Crown Park. Each adventure can be read independent of the other.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780995145108

Publisher: Torea Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 July 2021

Country: New Zealand

Imprint: Torea Press

Illustration: 0

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 200

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