The Black Arrow
A Tale of the Two Roses

In this swashbuckling novel set in fifteenthcentury England, young Richard Shelton discovers that he has been betrayed by the guardian who raised hima man involved in the murder of his father. Seventeenyearold Richard joins the fellowship of the Black Arrow to avenge the death, rescue the woman he loves, and participate in the struggle between the Yorks and Lancasters in the War of the Roses.Though history records two sides fighting for control of England,The Black Arrowpresents a third side: the exploited commoners joined together by their blackarrow weaponry. To survive the war, Richard must rely on his cunning. Through adventures in castles, villages, forests, and aboard a ship, Richard outfoxes captors, bargains his way out of crises, and ultimately proves himself worthy of knighthood.