Summary

Alfred Kropp is just trying to survive high school when his guardian uncle gets him roped into a suspicious get-rich-quick scheme that changes his life forever- stealing Excalibur - the legendary sword of King Arthur. But having retrieved it, Alfred unwittingly delivers the all-powerful weapon into the wrong hands. Events unfurl and, with his only surviving relative brutally murdered before his very eyes, Alfred not only has a very important mission to complete but also a certain score to settle.

So with an ancient order of knights in hot cars, thugs on motorcycles and a mysterious international organisation following his every lumbering step, Alfred undertakes a modern day quest to save the world from imminent destruction.

This gripping, fast-paced, and often hilarious novel is both a thrilling adventure story and an engaging account of one boy's coming of age.