By David Walliams, Illustrated by Tony Ross
It’s about Prince Alfred, a sickly boy of twelve, who lives in the year 2120. His mum, the Queen, gets taken away in the night by their royal guards, and when young Alfred realises, he embarks on an epic quest to save her, only to be captured as well!
When he escapes, he meets his long-lost grandma’s team, called the revolutionaries. They sneak into the House of Commons to indicate it’s time for revolution, but royal guards chase them back to Buckingham Palace where they get stuck in the London Underground. The queen, who also escaped, fires a torpedo to free the others, unwittingly dying in the end.
They get back into the crypt, where Alfred’s nanny is waiting. She turns out evil, but Grandma stabs her in the back.
Meanwhile, the Lord Protector, the king’s loyal subject, had killed the king, using his blood to try and turn a statue into a real griffin. Only royal blood can turn it back, but as the king’s dead he need’s Alfred’s blood. In the end he merges with the griffin, but dies when the Palace explodes.
When he escapes, he meets his long-lost grandma’s team, called the revolutionaries. They sneak into the House of Commons to indicate it’s time for revolution, but royal guards chase them back to Buckingham Palace where they get stuck in the London Underground. The queen, who also escaped, fires a torpedo to free the others, unwittingly dying in the end.
They get back into the crypt, where Alfred’s nanny is waiting. She turns out evil, but Grandma stabs her in the back.
Meanwhile, the Lord Protector, the king’s loyal subject, had killed the king, using his blood to try and turn a statue into a real griffin. Only royal blood can turn it back, but as the king’s dead he need’s Alfred’s blood. In the end he merges with the griffin, but dies when the Palace explodes.
Reader Review
Hello, Toby News. My name is Jim and I read this book in January. I thought it was very good because the plot is exciting.
If there was anything you could change, what would it be?
I think the thing I would change is that there are about 20 chapters before that are not very exciting or good. I wish he would introduce some of the excitement and laughs beforehand.
Why did you choose to read this book?
I chose to read this book because the title and covers look exciting. The only thing is he never actually meets a griffin!
If there was anything you could change, what would it be?
I think the thing I would change is that there are about 20 chapters before that are not very exciting or good. I wish he would introduce some of the excitement and laughs beforehand.
Why did you choose to read this book?
I chose to read this book because the title and covers look exciting. The only thing is he never actually meets a griffin!
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