Ben Tripp

Donning his wounded master's riding cloak to seek help in 18th-century England, young Kit Bristol is mistaken as an outlaw and catapulted into a world of magic, imperiled princesses and dark omens. A first young adult novel by the author of Rise Again.

Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides

The Accidental Highwayman

Amanda Kordeliski

Toni Turner

I have so many different thoughts about this book...I don't even know where to begin. But for right now I'd like to mention that it was definitely outshined by other books i have been invested in, but it was quite the story and I believe I would have enjoyed it more if I took the time to appreciate it.

b.andherbooks

Kit Bristol is pulled into the role of highway man Whistling Jacke, a la The Dread Pirate Roberts in the Princess Bride, after his master dies. Inheriting the costume, horse, and unclear mission, Kit is set off on a swashbuckling adventure with a half-fae princess, a baboon, and a tight-rope walker.

This tale was a lot fun, but I wish more of the adventures were intentional versus simply encountered along the road. I also didn't feel like some of the characters were as fleshed out as I'd like (Morgana especially). But, I would recommend for fans of The Princess Bride or Stardust. There was a fun use of old language and great illustrations.

Danielle Raymond 

The Accidental Highwayman is the first swashbuckling adventure for young adults by talented author and illustrator, Ben Tripp. In eighteenth-century England, young Christopher "Kit" Bristol is the unwitting servant of notorious highwayman Whistling Jack. One dark night, Kit finds his master bleeding from a mortal wound, dons the man's riding cloak to seek help, and changes the course of his life forever. Mistaken for Whistling Jack and on the run from redcoats, Kit is catapulted into a world of magic and wonders he thought the stuff of fairy tales. Bound by magical law, Kit takes up his master's quest to rescue a rebellious fairy princess from an arranged marriage to King George III of England. But his task is not an easy one, for Kit must contend with the feisty Princess Morgana, gobling attacks, and a magical map that portends his destiny: as a hanged man upon the gallows.... Fans of classic fairy-tale fantasies will find much to love in this irresistible YA debut by Ben Tripp, the son of one of America's most beloved illustrators, Wallace Tripp (Amelia Bedelia). Following in his father's footsteps, Ben has woven illustrations throughout the story. "Delightful and charming. A swashbuckling adventure in the vein of Robert Louis Stevenson." —#1 New York Times bestselling author Brandon Sanderson At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

The Accidental Highwayman Being the Tale of Kit Bristol, His Horse Midnight, a Mysterious Princess, and Sundry Magical Persons Besides

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