A world of steam and springs. A breakneck race for power. Will one woman's defiance topple a kingdom? If you like feisty heroines, fearsome dragons, and fast-paced action, then you'll savor this steam-powered thrill-ride.
A handfull of survivors wash ashore from a ship wreck in a strange new world. Two centuries later their descendants have populated the Islands they found and are now striving to populate a mainland infested with trolls and dragons. Only some of the
IN THE TRADITION OF THE EPIC FANTASY NOVELS OF THE LAST FIFTY YEARS.
Read Les Bill Gates’ new fantasy epic.
Background
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Leslie William Gates, who goes by the pen name of Les Bill Gates, was born in England in 1949. In 1972, he graduated from Keble College, Oxford University with an Honours degree in Mathematics. The following year he completed a Post-graduate Certificate in Education at Exeter University. Les has toured the world extensively and has spent more than twelve years in the Solomon Islands and eleven years in New Zealand. Les is a High School teacher and former Principal of King George VI National Secondary School, Solomon Islands. Les is now pursuing a new career as an author. ‘Hope’, the first part of the fantasy trilogy ‘Windows on Our World’, is his first book. The other two parts, ‘Faith’ and ‘Love’, are in progress.
Accomplishments
I have:
• A degree in mathematics from Oxford University.
• A post-graduate Certificate in Education.
• A Diploma in short story writing
• A Certificate of proofreading and editing.