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Book Reviewed by:With an ancient order of knights in hot cars, thugs on motorcycles, and a mysterious international organization following his every lumbering step, Alfred undertakes a modern-day quest to unravel a thousand-year-old mystery and return Excalibur to its rightful place. Ages 12+.
Alfred Kropp is the last person you'd think could save the world. But when this oversized underachiever gets roped into a suspicious get-rich-quick scheme, his life takes a turn for the extraordinary. Little does Alfred know he has been tricked into stealing Excalibur — the legendary sword of King Arthur — and the most powerful weapon ever wielded by man.
With an ancient order of knights in hot cars, thugs on motorcycles, and a mysterious international organization following his every lumbering step, Alfred undertakes a modern-day quest to unravel a thousand-year-old mystery and return the sword to its rightful place.
Alfred finds himself caught up with descendants of the Round Table, both honorable and evil, in this light-hearted, somewhat violent (heads do roll) tale of quest and adventure; the first in a planned series...continued
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Rick Yancey
is the author of two books for
adults: a memoir, Confessions
of a Tax Collector, and a
novel (A Burning in
Homeland - 2003). He
is also a playwright and former
theater critic.
Since then he has
launched two series: The
Extraordinary Adventures of
Alfred Kropp, for young
readers, and The Highly
Effective Detective, for
adults. Both books are set in
Knoxville, Tennessee, where Rick
lived for ten years before
returning to Florida.
He lives with his wife,
...
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