This is volume 2 in Arthur Trilogy .

This book has been graded for interest at 12-17 years.

There are 416 pages in this book. This book was published 2004 by Turtleback Books .

Kevin Crossley-Holland is well-known as a poet, broadcaster, and writer for children. He won the Carnegie Medal in 1985. For Oxford, he has written The Green Children and adapted Beowulf for children.