The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp
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| Author | Rick Yancey |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Series | Alfred Kropp |
| Genre(s) | Young adult novel |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury |
| Publication date | 2005 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 375 pp |
| ISBN | ISBN 1582346933 |
| Followed by | Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon |
The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp is a novel by Rick Yancey. The book tells the story of a teenager named Alfred who helps his uncle acquire the legendary sword Excalibur.
Publishers Weekly gave the book a starred review upon release and named it one of their "Best Books for Children" in 2005, the book was a Carnegie Medal nominee in 2006, and the film rights to the book were picked up by Warner Bros. in 2005.
A sequel, Alfred Kropp: The Seal of Solomon, was released in May of 2007. A third book, Alfred Kropp: The Thirteenth Skull, is set to be released sometime in 2008.
The story is based on the modern times, with the obvious conspiracy with stealing the sword "Excalibur", said to be wielded by King Arthur himself in his time. It is said he threw it back to The Lady of The Lake before he died. Therefore, humans of modern times maybe placed another cover-up story to shield the Knights of the Round Table, who actually had the rights to the sword.The villain is an ex-knight,Mogart.
Basically, Alfred lives with his security guard uncle in a small apartment, listening to music and reading. It's revealed that his dad left his mother, who died from cancer. Alfred soon joins the football team, resulting in failure.
A man named Mogart visits the apartment, and offers a large sum of money for the return of an object stolen from him by Uncle Kropp's boss. Basically, Alfred's uncle has to break into the main office, find the safe, and steal the object (a valuable sword)
Alfred and his uncle find the sword, and are attacked by hooded monks. They escape home, where they are attacked by Mogart. The sword is stolen, and Alfred's uncle is killed. When Alfred thinks it's his turn, Mogart just says "Shush!" and walks away.
It's revealed that Mogart has been after the sword for some time, and that it doesn't really belong to him. When Alfred meets Benacio, a knight protector of the sword (and the lead monk who attacked him), he reveals that all the defenders were killed and the sword was lost.
Now, Alfred and Benacio must travel across the globe in search of the sword, with the help of OIPEP, a super-secret-organization that's also after the sword. In the end, Alfred must face a final battle against the evil Mogart and the sword Excalibur.
CHARACTERS:
Alfred Kropp - the hero of this story. Alfred never really wanted to steal the sword, but ends up doing so and getting everybody killed. Now, he's got to make up for his mistake.
Mogart - The villain of this story. Mogart wanted to join the knights who protected the sword, but got pushed out of leadership when Alfred was born. Now, Mogart and his servants want the sword for themselves.
Benaccio - A knight from the group who protected Excalibur from those who would abuse it. (Until Alfred showed up). When all of the knights get killed except him, Benaccio is sent to tell Alfred the news. Now, he and Alfred have to work together to save the sword and stop Mogart.
