Danger! Excitement! Adventure! In The Circus of Adventure, Phillip, Dinah, Lucy-Ann, Jack, and Kiki the parrot bravely follow a kidnapped boy to a faraway land and unravel a plot to kill the king. When Bill disappears in The River of Adventure, the children journey down a river through ancient desert lands to find him. Their search leads them to an ancient temple and a terrifying encounter.
The Circus of Adventure
Who is the strange, pompous foreign boy Gustavus Barmilevo invited to the children’s home by Bill for the holidays? The children soon discover that he is a prince, named Aloysius Gramondie, and has enemies on his trail. The enemies want to overthrow his uncle, who is too strong a ruler for them, and place the prince on the throne as a puppet ruler. Jack and Kiki find themselves following the others, who are kidnapped and taken to the strange country of Tauri Hessia; but he finds help with a circus. Will Jack be able to rescue the others with the help of his new friends and decide the fate of an entire nation?
The River of Adventure
Recovering from a very bad flu, the four children and their family make a river trip in the Middle East. But there is another reason for this choice of destination: Bill has been asked to watch a crook named Raya Uma. The children soon find another adventure revolving around a magnificent buried city filled with treasure beyond imagination.