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Foreword
This book is about England's very first visitor from outer space.
It is the story of how he got his name and how, helped by the smallest of girls, he became the Biggest Hero England Ever Had.
These things happened a long time ago, in the Year of Our Lord 1103.
Close your eyes. Imagine that time...
The Norman Conquest happened only thirty-seven years ago, and now a Norman, King Henry the First, sits upon the throne of England. He has two and a half million subjects, most of them as poor as church mice.
England is full of dark places. There are deep, dark, trackless forests roamed by deer and wolves and wild boar. There are dark mountain regions where people are afraid to wander and wildcats hiss in the mist. And everywhere the people believe in the dark power of magic, in wizards and witches and the power of potions.
In this half-civilized land, mighty barons hunt in the forests by day, for sport. At night, hungry poachers steal through the trees looking for food.
This is everyday life in the Year of Our Lord 1103.
Nothing extraordinary is happening. But it's about to:
Listen!
Do you hear that noise?
Something is approaching very fast. Heading for England.
Here it comes...
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