A rip-roaring historical adventure set at the time ofthe Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot – winner of the HistoricalAssociation Young Quills Award!' ... a wonderfully explosive adventure set in the turbulentyear of the gunpowder plot in Black Powder with impossiblydivided loyalties.' JULIA GOLDING, AUTHOR OF THEDIAMOND OF DRURY LANE'With its constant reversals and twists and turns, Tom's storyis almost as complex as the pliot and counter-plot of the GunpowderTreason itself ... The writing is lively and the pace neverflags.' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETYEngland, 1605: 12-year-old Tom must savehis father from hanging.He falls in with a mysterious stranger – the Falcon –who promises to help him in exchange for his service.But on the long journey to London, Tom discovers the Falcon’strue mission – and a plot to blow up Parliament withbarrels of black powder.Tom faces a terrible decision: secure his father’s release,or stop the assassination of the king … A rip-roaring, action-packed life-and-death quest, packedwith history and adventureSet at the time of the Gunpowder Plot and featuring GuyFawkes – perfect for Bonfire Night and beyondIdeal for readers aged nine and up Check out more historical adventures by Ally Sherrick:THE BURIED CROWN, VITA AND THE GLADIATOR and THE QUEEN'S FOOL
