Look at the huge wings, 3 1/2 m wingspan

Extract from the firs novel in the Talon series, Talon, come fly with me:

Mira put dinner on the table. As they started to eat, Matica told them about their adventure. When she finished, Crayn said, ‘Mira, it was so brilliant to see Pajaro’s face and the faces of the others when they saw Tamo swooping over them. They called him a ‚monster‛.’ He shook his head.
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realise what they have,’ said Mira.
Matica had an excited look in her wide-open eyes. ‘Tomorrow we’ll get the egg, I’m sure of that,’ she said, ‘and we’ll see if Tamo will give it to me. And Mum,’ she pulled a face, ‘I didn’t like walking home in the dark. When the moon came out, he made so many terrible shadows. Brrrrrr.’ She shook herself. ‘It was awful.’
‘What did you see?’ Aikon’s eyes were two big, round dinner plates. ‘Scary shadows? Tell me.’
‘Hmpf. You want to know?’ said Matica.
‘I’m big.’ Aikon pounded his chest. ‘I can take it. Tell me.’

Extract from the first novel in the Talon series: Talon, come fly with me

The last rays of the dying sun threw enormously elongated shadows across their path, turning even the smallest rocks into dark phantoms, reaching out to scare and block their way.
Halfway home, it became extremely dark. There was no moon yet, so Matica and her father had to take extra time to watch out for trees and bushes they could hardly see, but when the silvery half moon rose and cast its pale light over the dark plateau, the bushes and trees and the grass weren’t phantoms any longer; they became grabbing ghosts to Matica. The soft wind rustled the leaves of the trees, playing more and more tricks on her by showing her weird, ghostly shadows. Matica grabbed her father’s hand. She was frightened.

Proud Talon

Extract from the firt book in the Talon series, Talon, come fly with me

Matica woke up early in the morning, sat up and, remembering her dream, she thought about it. Could it be true? Will Tamo do that to me? She shook her head and murmured, ‘I don’t believe that Tamo would do that to me. No, he wouldn’t do that.’
She got up and looked for cloths in which she could wrap the egg to protect it and t...

o incubate it. She found several old towels in a cupboard. Taking them, she tiptoed with a grim face to her dad and mum’s open bedroom and went in. She whispered into her mum’s sleepy face, ‘Mum, are you still asleep?’
‘Hmm, I am,’ came a sleepy, croaky voice from Mira’s mouth.
‘Sorry, Mum.’
Matica turned to tiptoe out of the room again when she felt a pull at her nightie. She turned. Her mum grinned and whispered, since Crayn was still asleep, ‘Why do you wear that long face? Come tell me what’s bothering you.’ She sat up.
Matica sat cross-legged on her bed and twisted the cloth around her fingers. Mira stroked her cheek. ‘Are these cloths for the egg? So you do believe —’ said Mira.

Handsome Talon

Extract from the fourth novel in the Talon series

In the next split second before they would collide with the poachers, or whatever Tamo, Tima and Talon plant to do, Matica remembered something her mother had told her a while ago after her mother had said a quick prayer that Jesus should always protect her and the condors: “We do not understand God’s way. Often when we pray it turns out to be com...

pletely different, as you have expected it to be. But God is there, no matter where we are, no matter how fare we travel in any one of billion directions, God is there. Even more astounding is that the God of heaven and earth revolves this universe around you! You are more valuable to Him than all the brilliance of His creation. You are the lost coin of great value, the reason for His love and affection.”