The extraordinary adventures of Alfred Kropp

Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil.

Main Author: Yancey, Richard.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Bloomsbury Pub. : Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers, 2005.
Edition: 1st U.S. ed.
Series: Alfred Kropp's adventures ; #01
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Summary: Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil.
Physical Description: 339 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
ISBN: 1582346933 (hardcover)
Author Notes: Rick Yancey was born in Miami, Florida on November 4, 1962. He received a B.A. in English from Roosevelt University in Chicago. Before becoming a full time writer in 2004, he worked as a field officer for the Internal Revenue Service.

His first book, A Burning in Homeland, was published in 2003. He is the author of several series including The 5th Wave, The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp, The Highly Effective Detective, and The Monstrumologist. He wrote a memoir entitled Confessions of a Tax Collector. In 2010, he received a Michael L. Printz Honor for The Monstrumologist. The 5th Wave was adapted into a movie.

(Bowker Author Biography)