As England hurtles towards war once again, these secrets will destroy everything Harry holds dear. But underneath the pageantry smoulder twin secrets: Harry and Iain's growing passion for each other, and Iain's mysterious heritage. Alex de Campi is a British-American writer of comic books and TV/film. With Iain as his squire, Harry wins tournament after tournament and becomes a favourite of the King. And when Harry finally convinces the boy – Iain mac Maíl Coluim – to cut his filthy curtain of hair, the face revealed is the most beautiful thing Harry has ever seen. Then Harry begins to notice things: that, as well as Gaelic, the boy speaks flawless French, with an accent much different from Harrys Norman one. Then Harry begins to notice things: that, as well as Gaelic, the boy speaks flawless French, with an accent much different from Harry's Norman one. The Scottish boy is surly and violent, and eats anything that isnt nailed down. The Scottish boy is surly and violent, and eats anything that isn't nailed down. Her most recent book was her debut prose novel The Scottish Boy (Unbound). Montagu gives the boy to Harry as his squire, with only two rules: don't let him escape, and convert him to the English cause.Īt first, it's hopeless. Alex de Campi is a New York-based writer with an extensive backlist of critically-acclaimed graphic novels including Eisner-nominated heist noir Bad Girls (Simon & Schuster) and Twisted Romance (Image Comics). They ride north, to a crumbling Scottish keep, capturing the feral, half-starved boy within and putting the other inhabitants to the sword.īut nobody knows why the flower of English knighthood snuck over the border to capture a savage, dirty teenage boy.

Nineteen-year-old Sir Harry de Lyon yearns to prove himself, and jumps at the chance when a powerful English baron, William Montagu, invites him on a secret mission with a dozen elite knights.

The Scottish Boy by Alex de Campi