`I had four blak arrows under my belt ...Four for the nomber of ill menne That have oppressid me now and then ...A blak arrow in each blak heart` So vows Ellis Duckworth, an outlaw determined to avenge the outrages committed by these villains. For England is in a state of turmoil as the houses of York and Lancaster battle for control of the throne. Sir Daniel Brackley, one of the marked men, shifts his loyalties according to whichever side is winning and lays allegiance only to himself. He is guardian to brave young Richard Shelton, who is as full of nobility as Brackley is of treachery. When Brackley kidnaps Joanna Sedley, the wealthy ward of one of his enemies, and plans to force her to marry against her will, Shelton must decide where his loyalties lie and prove his worth in the bitter struggle that ensues. A powerful portrayal of England in the time of the Wars of the Roses, `The Black Arrow` is a spectacular tale of adventure as well as a...