The Legend of the Magpie King
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“A story that has everything you’d want in an epic adventure — Mystery, magic, swordplay, brotherhood, strife, struggle, and ultimate triumph…”
Follow the epic tale of a young boy with magical powers as he rises against all odds to become the abbot of the legendary Bongeunsa Temple. Along with his brother monks he must inspire a young magpie, rescued from certain doom, to assemble an army of raptor warriors to defend the pristine wilderness of Seoul Forest from an evil raven and his legion of Dark Ones.
Immerse yourself in a real world setting in the city that rose. Enter a world beyond imagination and take flight in this high flying, magical tale of soaring adventure and ultimate courage.
Makki, a fledgling magpie, is attacked in his nest during a thunderstorm by an evil raven. He is rescued by a young monk, Seo-joon, who provides refuge in the aviary of the ancient Bongeunsa Temple in downtown Seoul, Korea. The temple’s revered abbot, Jun-Lee, who also once escaped death as a child during the War, senses unusual promise in the magpie.
Upon return to the wild, Makki becomes brother to the high-flying southern raptors of Seoul Forest. Schooled by his mentors in the arts of survival, he becomes a skilled hunter and a warrior bird with exceptional prowess.
Deep in the northern Forest, Corvus, the savage raven who attacked Makki, watches and waits. He is plotting to ravage the peaceful realm by killing the benevolent Crow King of the North and imposing tyranny over the woodland’s winged inhabitants. Soon enough, he will strike at the very heart of the peaceful woods.
Corvus, an evil raven determined to destroy the peaceful woodlands of Seoul Forest, is the novel’s antagonist. Makki, a magpie who became a warrior bird, must lead an army of raptors and use the mystical powers of the monks of Bongeunsa Temple to defeat Corvus and his army of Dark Ones.
Horrific tragedy thrusts Makki into unexpected leadership as brutal airborne combat commences above the urban woodland’s canopy. With an army of intrepid falcons, hawks and songbirds at his command, the humble magpie must take to the skies against impossible odds to confront Corvus and his legion of black-winged followers, the Dark Ones. With the Forest’s entire existence at stake, much will be demanded for Makki to emerge triumphant. Can he succeed in saving the threatened land he calls home?
With vivid detail and cinematic sweep, The Legend of the Magpie King conjures a timeless hidden world known to few humans, with its own language and secrets passed through generations. Mystical powers, a magical cane, and frightening forces of nature come to bear as Makki struggles to deliver the Forest from treachery and madness. Above all, he must summon the power and strength within himself to rise above.
Painstakingly researched, The Legend of the Magpie King took 3 years to conceive, write, and edit. We’re looking for a warrior team to handle our project.
Set in real-world Korea, The Legend of the Magpie King is more than an ordinary adventure. Along with intense action and gripping drama, the sprawling novel touches seven decades, and is filled with anthropomorphized birds, Buddhist monks, faithful depictions of the country’s landscape, its modern history, and the hidden wilderness living amidst the glittering city of Seoul. At its core is a compelling fable of rising above all else to make one’s mark in the world…and how to own it.
Written by two American authors who first became fast friends at age 11, Marc Anderson and Glen Cannon pursued vastly different lifelong paths before rejoining to collaborate on their debut novel.
Creating The Legend
Go behind the pages to learn how the authors meticulously researched the genuine Korean setting, the culture and language, plant and tree life, falconry, geography and historical elements of the novel. Meet the characters in the story!