TY - BOOK AU - Deary,Terry AU - Flook,Helen TI - The knight of Swords and Spooks: TERRY DEARY ; Inside illustrations by Helen Flook T2 - Knights' Tales SN - 9781472942067 U1 - 823.92 23 PY - 2018/// CY - London : PB - Bloomsbury Education KW - Knights and knighthood KW - Juvenile fiction KW - England KW - Great Britain KW - Richard III, 1483-1485 KW - Historical fiction KW - Humorous fiction N1 - Originally published: 2009 ; "Features bonus content by Terry Deary"--Cover; 6-9 years old N2 - England, 1485. The future of England is uncertain, the king's allies might really be his enemies, and poor young George is stuck in the crossfire. Held hostage by King Richard III, all George wants to do is become a noble knight. Can he and his servant Robin survive in the cut-throat world of medieval battles, betrayals and suspicious kings? A strange and exciting tale, based on a real medieval knight, this story is full of Terry Deary's dark humour and dry wit ER -