Accidental Alchemist

Waking up in a dense bamboo forest in 10th-century China, 15-year-old Robert stumbles upon a secret workshop where Song Dynasty scholars are accidentally creating "e;The Fire Drug"e;—the world's first black powder. While the alchemists struggle to control the volatile substance, Robert uses his modern "e;mechanic's brain"e; and knowledge of physics to show them how to use bamboo tubes to direct th...