Get ready for thrills, intrigues, mystery and piracy all set in Tudor England and featuring a young man named Will Shakespeare...
I'd give anything for a good horse right now... says young Will Shakespeare.
When Will gets mixed up in poaching, his father sends him away from Stratford in a band of travelling actors. On the outskirts of London, a fierce storm forces them to take refuge at the house of Doctor Dee - Queen Elizabeth I's astrologer. While there, they get caught up in a plot involving piracy, magic and the secret of the Devil's Fire .
Another compulsive it could really have happened! adventure by the author of Leonardo and the Death Machine.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 290
Publisher: HarperCollins Children’s Fiction
Published: 03 Jul 2006
ISBN 10: 0007194242
ISBN 13: 9780007194247
Children’s book age: 9-11 Years
Robert J. Harris was born and raised in Scotland. He studied Greek and Latin at university and has had a varied career. He designed the best-selling fantasy board game Talisman and is also the author of numerous short stories.