A captivating retelling of the story of Grace O'Malley, the Pirate
Queen of Ireland, and her struggle to protect the friends, family, and
country that she loved.
A true daughter of the fearsome O'Malley clan, Grace spent her life
wishing to join the fight to keep Henry VIII's armies from invading her
homeland of Ireland -- only to be told again and again that the
battlefield is no place for a woman. But after English conspirators
brutally murder her husband, Grace can no longer stand idly by. Leading
men into battle on the high seas, Grace O'Malley quickly gains a
formidable reputation as the Pirate Queen of Ireland with her prowess as
a sailor and skill with a sword. But her newfound notoriety puts the
lives of Grace and her entire family in danger and eventually leads to a
confrontation with the most powerful woman in England: Queen Elizabeth
I. With a gripping narrative and vivid, action-packed illustrations, the
fourth entry in Tony Lee and Sam Hart's Heroes and Heroines series
captures the intensity and passion of one of history's fiercest female
warriors.