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