Miles, a royal bodyguard in training, is kidnapped along with Princess Helena and locked in a high-tech vault.

But it seems the kidnappers are not after money. Not yet at least. Miles discovers they plan to replace Princess Helena with a clone, bide their time, and then steal everything from the royal family.

Will Miles be able to outwit the kidnappers in time to save the Princess' life?By Royal Order or Death is part of the Toxic series, published by Ransom Publishing, a specialist publisher for reluctant and struggling readers.

The Toxic books offer exciting, shorter stories (just 48pp each) for readers who may find longer books too daunting, but who still want fast-paced, adventure stories.

By Royal Order or Death is ideal for reluctant readers aged 9-12 with a reading age of 8-11.