Black Powder

England, 1605. Twelve-year-old Tom must save his father from
hanging. He falls in with a mysterious stranger, the Falcon, who
promises to help - but can he be trusted? Soon, Tom faces
a terrible mission: secure his father's release and stop the
assassination of the king ...

---

 


A rip-roaring historical adventure set at the time of
the Guy Fawkes' Gunpowder Plot – winner of the Historical
Association Young Quills Award!
' ... a wonderfully explosive adventure set in the turbulent
year of the gunpowder plot in Black Powder with impossibly
divided loyalties.' JULIA GOLDING, AUTHOR OF THE
DIAMOND OF DRURY LANE


'With its constant reversals and twists and turns, Tom's story
is almost as complex as the pliot and counter-plot of the Gunpowder
Treason itself ... The writing is lively and the pace never
flags.' HISTORICAL NOVEL SOCIETY


England, 1605: 12-year-old Tom must save
his 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’s
true mission – and a plot to blow up Parliament with
barrels 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, packed
with history and adventure

Set at the time of the Gunpowder Plot and featuring Guy
Fawkes – perfect for Bonfire Night and beyond


Ideal 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