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The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp (2005)

by Rick Yancey

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Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil.
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I took pleasure in a break at the library to read this today. Awesomeness is good! Will be thinking more on it soon. ( )
  lydiasbooks | Jan 17, 2018 |
Alfred is a giant of a teenager whose world is turned upside down when he helps his uncle steal a giant sword from the office of a wealthy CEO for a shadowy character named Mogart. The story is at times very sad, but generally quite good, full of adventure and Arthurian legend and surprisingly realistic characters. Something I would have enjoyed quite a lot as a kid. ( )
  melydia | Jun 9, 2017 |

I have put off reading this book for years, but have finally given in and read it. Why did I wait so long?? It was really good; full of action and a hero that I actually wanted to succeed. The links to King Arthur give it a similar feel to Percy Jackson, with his links to ancient myhology. I have just found that it is the first of a trilogy, so I am going to read the others; they have so much to live up to. A really fantastic read for boys especially. ( )
  MargaretPemberton | Feb 19, 2017 |
It wasn't good, because ti talked about all his problems. And how because of him alot of people died. it was pretty boring and the ending didn't make sense how he died and then came back to life after some lady told him to remember what was lost. I didn't like it it was a waste of time. ( )
  Brinlie.Jill.Searle | Nov 22, 2016 |
A very solid tale, especially for young adults. A bit of Arthurian legend, some nice spiritual overtones, page-turning action. Highly recommended for 6-8 graders. ( )
  nsenger | Nov 6, 2016 |
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"The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp" draws little of its energy from its source myths. Yancey's knights lack the melancholy poetry of their ancestors; they seem like something out of a video game, or at best a Hollywood movie.
 

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The silent sister veiled in white and blue between the yews, behind the garden god, Whose flute is breathless, bent her head and sighed but spoke no word. -T.S. Eliot "Ash Wednesday"
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To Sandy And--naturally--for the boys, Jonathan, Joshua & Jacob
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Chapter 1: I never thought I would save the world--or die saving it.
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Through a series of dangerous and violent misadventures, teenage loser Alfred Kropp rescues King Arthur's legendary sword Excalibur from the forces of evil.

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An unforgettable new hero who saves the world...by accident.

Alfred Kropp is the last person you'd think could save the world. But when this oversized underachiever gets roped into a suspicious get-rich-quick scheme, his life takes a turn for the extraordinary. Little does Alfred know he has been tricked into stealing Excalibur--the legendary sword of King Arthur--and the most powerful weapon ever wielded by man. With an ancient order of knights in hot cars, thugs on motorcycles, and a mysterious international organization following his every lumbering step, Alfred undertakes a modern-day quest to unravel a thousand-year-old mystery and return the sword to its rightful place.
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