Free Lance and the Lake of Skulls

The first in a trilogy of hilarious fantastical adventures about a mercenary knight from the bestselling duo behind The Edge Chronicles, Paul Stewart and current UK Childrens Laurate Chris Riddell. Free Lance has no master he journeys from village to village and castle to castle, competing in tournaments and working for his keep. When his horse throws a shoe and he must seek shelter overnight in Lord Big Nose's village, he accepts his most dangerous mission yet retrieving an enchanted crown from the Lake of Skulls. Particularly suitable for struggling, reluctant and dyslexic readers aged 8+