Blurb:
In an irreverent new series in the tradition of
Terry Pratchett novels and The Princess Bride, the New
York Times bestselling authors of the Iron Druid Chronicles and Star
Wars: Phasmareinvent fantasy, fairy tales, and floridly written feast
scenes.
Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, a hero, the Chosen One, was born . . . and so begins every fairy tale ever told.
This is not that fairy tale.
There is a Chosen One, but he is unlike any One who has ever been Chosened.
And there is a faraway kingdom, but you have never been to a magical world quite like the land of Pell.
There, a plucky farm boy will find more than he's bargained for on his quest to awaken the sleeping princess in her cursed tower. First there's the Dark Lord who wishes for the boy's untimely death . . . and also very fine cheese. Then there's a bard without a song in her heart but with a very adorable and fuzzy tail, an assassin who fears not the night but is terrified of chickens, and a mighty fighter more frightened of her sword than of her chain-mail bikini. This journey will lead to sinister umlauts, a trash-talking goat, the Dread Necromancer Steve, and a strange and wondrous journey to the most peculiar "happily ever after" that ever once-upon-a-timed.
Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, a hero, the Chosen One, was born . . . and so begins every fairy tale ever told.
This is not that fairy tale.
There is a Chosen One, but he is unlike any One who has ever been Chosened.
And there is a faraway kingdom, but you have never been to a magical world quite like the land of Pell.
There, a plucky farm boy will find more than he's bargained for on his quest to awaken the sleeping princess in her cursed tower. First there's the Dark Lord who wishes for the boy's untimely death . . . and also very fine cheese. Then there's a bard without a song in her heart but with a very adorable and fuzzy tail, an assassin who fears not the night but is terrified of chickens, and a mighty fighter more frightened of her sword than of her chain-mail bikini. This journey will lead to sinister umlauts, a trash-talking goat, the Dread Necromancer Steve, and a strange and wondrous journey to the most peculiar "happily ever after" that ever once-upon-a-timed.
My review:
FANTASTIC! This book had me laughing, giggle-snorting and
just downright enjoying. If you took Shrek, Monty Python and Fractured
Fairytales added copious amounts of alcohol and shook well this is what would
have spewed out.
Many fantastic stories start with what if… The authors of Kill The Farm Boy started with what
if instead of… and nailed each trope to the wall and remade it into a whole new
image. No blonde haired, blue eyed, square jawed perfect hero in this tale;
well okay there is one but…
If you are
out for a good time, quirky characters, action, adventure, and a not-quite-dead
wanna be hero, read this book.
Warning: You
will laugh out loud possibly annoying neighbors and may accidentally douche
your nose if you drink and read at the same time. You have been warned.
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