Title: In the Line of Fire

Author: Tony Allan

In the Line of Fire is the first in a quartet of compelling historical adventures that follow Dan and his friends to the Battle of Waterloo in 1815.

It’s 1811 and 14 year old Dan Wolfe has escaped his life as a farmhand in rural England to jump ship as a stowaway bound for Lisbon, there to enlist as a drummer boy in Wellington's army fighting the French in the Peninsular War.  Dan Wolfe is an appealing, believable character, whom young readers will want to travel with as he sets off on the adventure of a lifetime; friendships, hardships and heartbreak combine with the brutality of war in this rip-roaring historical adventure. Meticulously researched and rich in Napoleonic detail, In the Line of Fire culminates in the bloody siege of Badajoz.

UK Publisher: Usborne (WEL)

Rights: All other rights available

Schedule: UK Publication 2008