Book description
Magic and alternate history mixed with a large serving of boys' own
adventure and a pinch of the fun and wittiness of Sherlock Holmes . .
.Aubrey Fitzwilliam is the son of a prominent ex-prime minister. He's
also brilliant at magic, but he's stuck at military school. At least he
has his best friend, George, there to back him up. George would follow
Aubrey anywhere - and with Aubrey's talent for thinking up daring
schemes that will get them both in trouble, that's no easy thing to do.
At a royal hunting party, the boys discover a golem, a magical creature
built to perform one task: to kill Prince Albert. Aubrey and George are
hailed as heroes for foiling the murder attempt - but who sent the
golem, and why? Aubrey is far too curious to let the authorities handle
this one, and he and George start investigating . . . Michael Pryor
has published more than twenty-five fantasy books and over forty short
stories, from literary fiction to science fiction to slapstick humour.
Michael has been shortlisted six times for the Aurealis Awards, has been
nominated for a Ditmar award, and six of his books have been CBCA
Notable Books, including three books in the Laws of Magic series.
Michael's most recent books include The Chronicles of Krangor series for
younger readers, The Laws of Magic series and The Extraordinaires series
for older readers, as well as 10 Futures, a collection of interlinked
stories imagining what our next 100 years might be like.
