Victor is back with a brand-new quest - this time, to prove he is worthy enough to marry his princess! Prince Victor and Valerian want to get married. But in order to win her hand, Victor must pass three seemingly impossible tests of bravery, endurance and cleverness as set by Valerian's father. Should he fail in any of these challenges, the marriage will not take place - which is exactly what Valerian's father wants! To prove his worth, Victor must go back into the Dark Forest of Nevermore to battle a fiery man-eating dragon, retrieve an armband from the peak of a wizard's glass mountain and uncover a tail feather from the rarest bird in the world. But Victor doesn't let the threat of impossibility crush his determination to marry his chosen bride and he sets about passing each test in his own unique way.
Pamela Freeman is an award-winning Australian author of books for both adults and children. Most of her work is fantasy but she has also written science fiction, mystery stories, family dramas and non-fiction. Her first adult series, the Castings Trilogy (Blood Ties, Deep Water and Full Circle) is published globally by Orbit books, and was followed by a stand alone from the same universe, Ember and Ash.
Pamela's best known children's books are the junior novels Victor's Quest and victor's Challenge and an associated series, the Floramonde books, and for The Black Dress: Mary MacKillop's Early Years, which won the NSW Premier's History Prize in 2006. Pamela's children's books have also been shortlisted for the NSW State Literary Awards, the Children's Book Council Book of the Year Awards, the Koala Awards and the Wilderness Society Environment Awards. Pamela is a Doctor of Creative Arts. Pamela's websites are: www.castingstrilogy.com (adults) and www.pamelafreemanbooks.com (kids).
Pamela started writing for kids as a scriptwriter at the Australian Broadcasting Commission's Children's Department - she wrote and researched over fifty shows for kids and young adults. While there she started writing short stories for children. Her first book, The Willow Tree's Daughter, was published in 1994.
Pamela relaxes by playing the drums very loudly and teaches (including online) at the Sydney Writers' Centre.
