Shangai 1920: mientras se encuentran a bordo del buque Expedient, Doug y Becca MacKenzie no hacen ma¡s que esperar noticias de sus padres, desaparecidos en raras circunstancias y, sin embargo, se topan con un misterio mucho mayor... Inglaterra 2002: Joshua Mowll hereda un impresionante archivo de documentos y consigue encontrar el hilo conductor de los acontecimientos que en ellos se relatan y que sucedieron hace mucho tiempo. Esta es la historia de un misterioso grupo que quiere proteger a toda costa un antiguo secreto y de dos jovenes atrapados en una sorprendente aventura... que podr­a acabar teniendo consecuencias para todo el mundo. UNA HISTORIA POCO COMUN. UN LIBRO SINGULAR. Primera entrega de la increi­ble trilogi­a La Hermandad de la Cofradia de Especialistas. / The first book of the Guild Trilogy quickly and deftly plunges readers into an exotic corner of the first quarter of the twentieth century. Teenage siblings Rebecca and Douglas run through a series of adventures in a submarine, on the streets of Shanghai, and among pirates. They are bold, inquisitive, and creative, and they leave behind for readers'inspection numerous documents of their adventures, including Becca's diary, Doug's sketches, and such visual artifacts as maps and photos. First-time novelist Mowll spins a heady yarn, and his characters have some distinctive traits: Doug's speech, for example, is peppered with the term lethal. The reproductions, which are highly detailed, look suitably authentic and will have great appeal for readers who thrive on schematics and puzzles. By the end of the story, Becca and Doug have survived a variety of terrifying exploits and are still in search of their missing parents. A sequel will find a ready audience.

Shangai 1920: mientras se encuentran a bordo del buque Expedient, Doug y Becca MacKenzie no hacen ma¡s que esperar noticias de sus padres, desaparecidos en raras circunstancias y, sin embargo, se topan con un misterio mucho mayor... Inglaterra 2002: Joshua Mowll hereda un impresionante archivo de documentos y consigue encontrar el hilo conductor de los acontecimientos que en ellos se relatan y que sucedieron hace mucho tiempo. Esta es la historia de un misterioso grupo que quiere proteger a toda costa un antiguo secreto y de dos jovenes atrapados en una sorprendente aventura... que podr­a acabar teniendo consecuencias para todo el mundo. UNA HISTORIA POCO COMUN. UN LIBRO SINGULAR. Primera entrega de la increi­ble trilogi­a La Hermandad de la Cofradia de Especialistas. / The first book of the Guild Trilogy quickly and deftly plunges readers into an exotic corner of the first quarter of the twentieth century. Teenage siblings Rebecca and Douglas run through a series of adventures in a submarine, on the streets of Shanghai, and among pirates. They are bold, inquisitive, and creative, and they leave behind for readers'inspection numerous documents of their adventures, including Becca's diary, Doug's sketches, and such visual artifacts as maps and photos. First-time novelist Mowll spins a heady yarn, and his characters have some distinctive traits: Doug's speech, for example, is peppered with the term lethal. The reproductions, which are highly detailed, look suitably authentic and will have great appeal for readers who thrive on schematics and puzzles. By the end of the story, Becca and Doug have survived a variety of terrifying exploits and are still in search of their missing parents. A sequel will find a ready audience.