Albert learns a fierce group of criminals, known as the Realm Pirates, previously thought to be extinct, mysteriously return to ravage and loot the skies and seas of all the realms. They take as prisoner, Albert's mother, Queen Nara and demand ransom for her return. Evil King John, who had unjustly imprisoned Albert and his brother in Book One, now seeks Albert's help to get back Queen Nara. After John betrays the plot, Albert sets out on an adventure with the Beast Master. He must find the pirates, defeat the large crew, and rescue his mother. It's a task too dangerous for most twelve year-old boys, but not Prince Albert. He's the boy that can turn into a Lion... Brian Daffern, while recuperating in the hospital from a service injury in the Marines, developed the ideas and characters that would grow into the Realms of his books. Through his spellbinding fantasy-adventure novels, the Prince Albert Series, it is the author's hope to help teach children the value of life and love, and of family and friendship