Stewart Chronicles 1-A King Ensnared: A Historical Novel of Scotland

A dying king. A deadly plot. An escape plan foiled...King Robert III, is dying, and the king's half-brother is plotting to seize power. Twelve-year-old James Stewart, prince of Scotland, is forced to flee to escape his uncle's murderous plans. Captured and imprisoned by the English, he grows to be a man of contradictions: a poet yet a knight, a dreamer yet fiercely driven. Hardened by his years in the Tower of London, James is determined to regain his freedom and end his uncle's misrule. But to do so he must outsmart and outlast King Henry IV of England... Overview: On the dangerous stage of medieval Scotland, one man--in an English dungeon--stands between the Scots and anarchy.