Muchamore - FAQ Henderson's Boys

What is Henderson's Boys?
Henderson's Boys is a seven book CHERUB spin off series. The first title
The Escape book was published in March 2009.

What is it about?
Henderson's Boys is about Charles Henderson and the very first CHERUB type missions, fighting against the Nazis during World War Two.

Is there a website?
Yes – www.hendersonsboys.com

Who are the main characters?
Henderson's Boys follows the stories of British agent Charles Henderson and four child characters. At the start of the series Marc Kilgore is a twelve-year-old French orphan, Paul Clarke is half English and eleven years old. His bossy sister Rosie is thirteen. The final main character is a fourteen-year-old American boy named PT Bivott (you might have seen his name mentioned in Maximum Security!).

Are any CHERUB characters going to appear?
The only character from CHERUB who will make an appearance is Mac. He's Charles Henderson's son and was born in 1941 under the name Terence Henderson.

What are the release Dates for Henderson's Boys?
These release dates are for the UK, but the books usually come out in Australia and New Zealand around the same time.

The Escape – Feb 2009
Eagle Day – June 2009
Secret Army– March 2010
Grey Wolves - Feb 2011
The Prisoner - Feb 2012
FZG76 - June 2012 (Title and date subject to change)
Operation Fortitude - Feb 2013 (Title and date subject to change

For overseas editions, check with the relevant publisher's website.

How many books will there be altogether?
Henderson's Boys is a seven book series. The story runs from the invasion of France in 1940, through to the liberation of Paris in summer 1944.

Can we expect a Henderson's Boys movie or TV series?
There may be a Henderson's Boys Movie or TV series some day, but at present we're focusing all of our efforts on getting a CHERUB movie made first.

What kind of content can I expect to find in a Henderson's boys book?
My books are primarily aimed at kids aged 11+ and the majority of my readers are aged between 12 & 14. If you're used to CHERUB, you'll find that due to the wartime setting Henderson's Boys has less sexual content but is more violent than CHERUB.

These are the content guidelines I use for CHERUB and Henderson’s Boys:

1. There are no sexual swear words in the books. Each book has roughly the same number of mild swear words in it (yes we count them every time!).

2. Characters (including the main character from CHERUB book 8 onwards) do have sex and issues such as contraception and sexually transmitted diseases are touched on. However, there is no explicit depiction of sexual acts beyond kissing and non-genital touching.

3. Other controversial subjects such as drug abuse, human slavery, brainwashing etc are depicted in the books. Although individual characters may espouse this behaviour in specific scenes, the overall message of the story is always that these forms of behaviour are completely unacceptable.