All the World's a Stage

by A.R. Rand

11-year-old Will Shakespeare is a bad boy. Fighting with other boys doesn't get him into trouble this time, finding a Portuguese gold coin does. His parents send him away from his home in Stratford-upon-Avon to London under the protection of his uncle, a captain to Queen Elizabeth at the Tower of London. 13-year-old Betts is quite a little liar. She spins a tale she is the Queen's daughter. Presently, she is a scullery maid at White Tower. Betts has the grit to prove she can do anything a boy can do. Will and Betts meet and instantly dislike each other. They have nothing in common except a wild imagination, penchant for adventure and disdain for snobby royals. When the crown jewels go missing, Will and Betts hunt for the fabulous ruby, Cleopatra's Blood. Will meets Professor Prospero who coverts the gemstone and three other mystical stones to destroy the witch, Sycortax. Prospero claims he is a sorcerer at war with the witch to rule the magical world of The Tempest. The arrival of Will's father in London turns deadly when the Crown arrests John as a traitor. Mysteries in the mystical world drive Will into danger and his bargain with Sycorax dooms him to eternal torment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1978259018
• ISBN13: 9781978259010
• Release Date: August 2020
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"