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"The Rainbow Orchid" first appeared online in 2002 and received over a million hits, so the story is being published in 3 parts, with a collected edition due for release in Autumn 2010. Julius embarks on an epic and hazardous quest to find the rainbow orchid, a mythical flower last mentioned by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus. His quest takes him from 1920s Britain to the Indian subcontinent. Ages: 7+
Synopsis
Julius Chancer embarks on a hazardous quest for the rainbow orchid - a mythical flower last mentioned by the ancient Greek philosopher, Theophrastus, and steeped in legend. His epic journey takes him from 1920s Britain to the Indian subcontinent and its mysterious lost valleys.
