The King Fifth (Audible Audio Edition) Scott O'Dell Jonathan Davis Audible Studios Books
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While awaiting trial for murder and withholding from the king the obligatory fifth of the gold found in Cibola, Esteban, a 17-year-old cartographer, recalls his adventures with a band of conquistadors.
The King Fifth (Audible Audio Edition) Scott O'Dell Jonathan Davis Audible Studios Books
The setting is in New Spain, the area of North America occupied by Spain during the 1500's. The year is 1541, with a young seventeen year old man being held in a small prison cell in a fortress in Vera Cruz. In the opening chapter, we meet Esteban de Sandoval, a cartographer or map maker, as he is being questioned by the jailor, Don Felipe. We immediately learn that Sandoval is being charged with defrauding the King of Spain from his share of one-fifth on a treasure of gold, that Sandoval has hidden in a remote wilderness. Don Felipe is treating him kindly by bringing paper, quills, an inkwell and candle because he wishes for Sandoval to draw him a map of Cibola, the area in which the gold was found, and a map showing the location of where the gold is hidden. By candlelight, Sandoval begins to work on a map from memory, but most importantly, he begins to write his story of what has brought him to this moment. We learn that Sandoval was on a Spanish ship, when he left with a small crew of adventurers led by Captain Mendoza, a gold hungry opportunist. They join up with Coronado's army where they meet Zia, a young Indian girl who speaks five languages, and Father Francisco, who wishes to preach Christ to the natives. Soon they leave Coronado and with Zia as guide and interpreter, set off in search of Indian tribes said to have gold. The story fluctuates Sandoval's writing of what happened on the quest, and what is happening in the prison and courtroom. There is lots of excitement and danger from the Indians, deception by Mendoza and his soldiers, and a deepening affection between Sandoval, Zia, and Father Francisco. Sandoval is constantly under scrutiny by everyone, as they seek to find where he has hidden the treasure. The trial will hold you spellbound, and there are many twists to the story, as well as a surprising ending. This book is a classic. I could hardly put it down. The ending will leave you thinking about the outcome. This is an exceptional story that I will be thinking about for a long time to come.Product details
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The King Fifth (Audible Audio Edition) Scott O'Dell Jonathan Davis Audible Studios Books Reviews
This book was the most saddest book I've ever read, but the writing was very nice!!! I am not saying it's great but it's not ad either.
Flash backs have lots of action, but the present day events can get a bit sluggish for a 12yo boy. I enjoyed it.
Great book for a young reader!
Good book, not that thrilling, recommended for younger people
This is a fabulous book. It fully deserves to be as famous as Island of the Blue Dolphins. Why doesn't everyone know about this? Highly recommended for 7-9th graders.
Esteban, a young cartographer, is in prison for refusing to give the king a fifth of the gold discovered on an expedition. On the expedition, several of the crew mutiny, hoping to find gold from the seven cities of Cibola. Esteban goes along with them in the hope of being the first to map the area. The search for gold leads to many disappointments and even frustration and anger. Eventually, they steal and get gold from the natives, which leads to many disastrous results, even a skirmish. Eventually, Esteban is the only one who knows where the gold is but due to the evil the gold brought about, he has no wish to go back to the gold or give the king his share. The jailer and prosecutor at Esteban's trial want him to make maps so they can find the gold. Esteban agrees, but insists that with the maps, the gold will never be found. In fact, Esteban claims not even he could find the gold. Eventually, Esteban is sentenced to three years in prison, which he plans to serve and then he will go and seek out things that really matter, like family and friends.
Scott O'Dell wrote a wonderful story in this book. It is a great book for any reading child and is a Newbery Honor Book. It is exciting and interesting and readers will not want to put this 264-page book down. It is truly and wonderful and interesting book
I guess I am just not a Scott O’Dell fan. This is the second book I have read by him and I didn’t care for either of them. The parts of The King’s Fifth that describe the courtroom and the trial are quite interesting, but everything else, which is most of the book, is rather boring. Even a description of a battle with an Indian tribe drags. I kind of wanted the conquistadors to die right then so the book would be over. I liked the premise and how the book went back and forth between what happened finding the gold and what happened in the courtroom. It was just the storytelling that I didn’t enjoy. If there is nothing else available, this book is good enough, but I wouldn’t go out of my way to read it.
The setting is in New Spain, the area of North America occupied by Spain during the 1500's. The year is 1541, with a young seventeen year old man being held in a small prison cell in a fortress in Vera Cruz. In the opening chapter, we meet Esteban de Sandoval, a cartographer or map maker, as he is being questioned by the jailor, Don Felipe. We immediately learn that Sandoval is being charged with defrauding the King of Spain from his share of one-fifth on a treasure of gold, that Sandoval has hidden in a remote wilderness. Don Felipe is treating him kindly by bringing paper, quills, an inkwell and candle because he wishes for Sandoval to draw him a map of Cibola, the area in which the gold was found, and a map showing the location of where the gold is hidden. By candlelight, Sandoval begins to work on a map from memory, but most importantly, he begins to write his story of what has brought him to this moment. We learn that Sandoval was on a Spanish ship, when he left with a small crew of adventurers led by Captain Mendoza, a gold hungry opportunist. They join up with Coronado's army where they meet Zia, a young Indian girl who speaks five languages, and Father Francisco, who wishes to preach Christ to the natives. Soon they leave Coronado and with Zia as guide and interpreter, set off in search of Indian tribes said to have gold. The story fluctuates Sandoval's writing of what happened on the quest, and what is happening in the prison and courtroom. There is lots of excitement and danger from the Indians, deception by Mendoza and his soldiers, and a deepening affection between Sandoval, Zia, and Father Francisco. Sandoval is constantly under scrutiny by everyone, as they seek to find where he has hidden the treasure. The trial will hold you spellbound, and there are many twists to the story, as well as a surprising ending. This book is a classic. I could hardly put it down. The ending will leave you thinking about the outcome. This is an exceptional story that I will be thinking about for a long time to come.
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