Publisher's Synopsis
Prince Alfie thought he knew his destiny.
He didn't know the half of it.
Fourteen-year-old heir to the throne, Alfie, didn't expect to be King so soon.
He DEFINITELY did not expect to be DEFENDER OF THE REALM, a legendary superhero, fighting a secret, centuries-long battle to protect the nation from monsters and super-villains.
An ordinary girl, Hayley Hicks, finds herself fighting alongside Alfie in a desperate struggle to stop a fearsome new enemy, the Black Dragon.
- The first thrilling book in the Defender of the Realm series.
- From the TV writing duo behind the Danger Mouse series and relaunch of Thunderbirds
- All the fantasy elements of Skullduggery Pleasant combined with a "real world" royal story
