VIVIAN VANDE VELDE is the author of more than twenty books for young readers, including Heir Apparent, Wizard at Work, and the Edgar Award-winning Never Trust a Dead Man.
Slapstick adventure . . . funny. -- The Horn Book <br><br> Vande Velde has created an intriguing story, using familiar facts about the Middle Ages and [her usual] sly humor. -- Library Talk <br>