Henderson's Boys
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The Escape
Eagle Day Secret Army Grey Wolves The Prisoner One Shot Kill (upcoming - Nov 12) The Hunt (upcoming - Feb 13) |
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| Author | Robert Muchamore |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Genre | Spy fiction |
| Publisher | Hodder and Stoughton |
| Published | 29 January 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
Henderson's Boys is a series of young adult spy novels written by English author Robert Muchamore.[1] The series follows Charles Henderson, the creator of the fictitious CHERUB organisation. The novels are set in 1940, during World War II, during which time Henderson leads a series of adventures, aided by children.[2]
Henderson's Boys is a spin-off of the popular CHERUB series, which centres around the same organisation in modern times. The series features its origins and revealed what CHERUB stands for and how the organisation's logo was designed.[2][3]
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[edit] Books
[edit] The Escape
- Published March 2009
In France, 1940, Hitler's Nazi armies are invading and forcing civilians to flee. Meanwhile, German agents are tracking two British children, Paul and Rosie Clarke. Charles Henderson, a British spy, finds himself trying to reach them before the Germans can. However, he finds himself enlisting the help of Marc Kilgour, a French orphan, in order to save the pair. He soon realises that children will be essential recruits if the British are to win the war. Meanwhile, Paul and Rosie find a six-year old called Hugo, who has been accidentally killed.[4]
[edit] Eagle Day
- Published June 2009
July 1940. The Battle of Britain is in full swing and Hitler is planning to cross the channel and invade Britain. It falls to Charles Henderson and four children (Rosie and Paul Clarke, Marc Kilgour and PT Bivott) to stop his plan and save the country from Nazi occupation.[5]
[edit] Secret Army
- Published February 2010
January/February 1941. British spy Charles Henderson has returned to Britain, having thwarted Nazi invasion plans, and wants to start an organisation training teenagers as secret agents.[6] Secret Army concerns the training of the first group of agents of his new organisation (formally named CHERUB by the end of the book) - Paul and Rosie Clarke, Marc Kilgour, PT Bivott, Luc, and Joel, together with the recruitment of the first members of Group B. Their training takes place in a requisitioned village, with parachute training in Scotland, followed by an exercise where the CHERUB team, and groups of Polish, Norwegian, and French SOE agents, are parachuted over northern England and instructed to steal an anti-aircraft gun and deliver it to Kings Cross station in London within 48 hours - despite Air Vice Marshal Walker, the head of SOE, wanting the CHERUB agents to fail.
[edit] Grey Wolves
- Published February 2011[7]
A team of German submarines are destroying ships conveying food and supplies to Britain. It is up to Henderson and his team to sabotage the German submarines, or the people of Britain will starve. At the end of the book, one of the main characters will be in Nazi custody.[8] It was later revealed that in the latest newsletter that the story was split into two books.
[edit] The Prisoner
- Published February 2012[9]
The Prisoner is about Marc Kilgour's imprisonment in Frankfurt.[8]
[edit] One Shot Kill
- Set to be published November 2012.
Mid-1943. In 'One Shot Kill', Henderson's Boys will try to capture German rocket technology which Hitler believes will turn the war back in his favour.[8]
[edit] Book 7 (Title TBA)
- Set to be published February 2013.
June, 1944. The seventh book will be set during the final days of the Nazi occupation of France, in which large sections of the French population are in rebellion and the Nazis are at their most brutal.[8] Henderson and his team embark on a mission to sabotage German supply lines. One of the main characters will also not have survived until the end of the series.[8]
[edit] Main characters
Listed are the major characters in the series. Ages are all as of June 1940.
- Marc Kilgour – age 12, abandoned as a baby, Marc escapes from his orphanage in The Escape and is looked after by Charles Henderson until they return to England.
- Paul Clarke – age 11, the youngest of the protagonists as of Secret Army, Paul is an introvert who prefers reading or drawing to sports.
- Charles Henderson – age 33, the founder of CHERUB, Charles Henderson is the spy who discovered that minors could be useful for espionage.
- Rosie Clarke – age 13, the only girl in the group, Rosie is bossy and tough but is also a good leader.
- PT Bivott – age 15, an American criminal, PT finds himself conscripted into Henderson's group by chance. He is a keen gambler who is good at cards
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Henderson's Boys". 2009. http://www.hendersonsboys.com/. Retrieved 2009-02-16.
- ^ a b "Meet the man behind the novels...". Newham Recorder. 2009-01-10. http://www.newhamrecorder.co.uk/content/newham/recorder/news/story.aspx?brand=RECOnline&category=newsNEWHAM&tBrand=northlondon24&tCategory=newsnewham&itemid=WeED09%20Jan%202009%2015%3A19%3A24%3A013. Retrieved 2009-01-30.
- ^ "FAQ CHERUB: What does CHERUB stand for?". http://www.muchamore.com/faqcherub.htm#cb4. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Henderson's Boys: The Escape". http://www.hendersonsboys.com/book1.html. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Henderson's Boys: Eagle Day". http://www.hendersonsboys.com/book2.html. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Henderson's Boys: Secret Army". http://www.hendersonsboys.com/book3.html. Retrieved 29 January 2009.
- ^ "Henderson's Boys: Book Four: Grey Wolves". http://hendersonsboys.com/book4.html.
- ^ a b c d e Muchamore, Robert (September 30, 2010). "YouTube - Henderson's Boys - Grey Wolves & Beyond". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyBxlMTfgNw. Retrieved 5 October 2010.
- ^ "The Prisoner (Hendersons Boys) [Paperback"]. Amazon.co.uk. http://www.amazon.co.uk/Prisoner-Hendersons-Boys-Robert-Muchamore/dp/0340999179/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1328554316&sr=8-1. Retrieved 2012-06-02.
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