A raft carrying a strange woman, a village brahmin who adopts her child, a jealous queen, a weak king, court intrigues… a spy disguised as a wandering minstrel, a royal tournament at which an undefeated champion is pitted against an unlikely opponent; these are elements in this gripping story. Based on an episode in the chronicles of the Ahoms, a marital Shan tribe who ruled the Brahmaputra Valley from the thirteenth to the nineteenth century, The Boy who became King is another enthralling work by an outstanding writer for children.