Children of the Knight: 1 (Lance Chronicles)

An orphan boy. A mysterious stranger. A city in crisis.When 14-year-old Lance is saved from death his life is forever changed. For starters his savior claims to be King Arthur the once and future ruler of ancient Britain. Lance has met lots of weirdos on the streets of L.A. and they claim to be many things. But this king not only reeks of sincerity he wears armor rides a gorgeous white horse and lives in the storm drains underneath the city! Arthur has a throne old-school clothes and weapons up the wazoo. Swords daggers bows and arrows--the kind Lance has only seen in movies.Turns out this Arthur guy wants to start some kind of revolution. He plans to collect other cast-off kids like Lance--even teen gang members--and create a New Camelot of Knights to gain more rights for youth and shake up the out-of-touch politicians who run Los Angeles.Lance is all for helping kids like him. Hes spent his entire life in and out of the system and it sucks. And he wants to believe in Arthur but doubts even a king can accomplish such lofty goals. Despite these uncertainties Lance readily accepts the position of First Knight--youth leader of Arthurs new army--thereby setting in motion a crusade of tsunami proportions. When the children rise will the city fall?The Lance Chronicles Begin...