A cast-off jester. A lamentable bit of larceny. When a fool is labeled a hero, will his contrary streak save his skin or be fatally side-splitting?
Malfred Murd just got downsized. Banished from his cushy life on the royal family’s private island, the talented yet belligerent joker relies on a bit of pickpocketing help from his incurably optimistic magpie sidekick to stave off starvation. But when he tries to turn in a stolen messenger bag for a reward, its desperate owner demands he assist her in rescuing her country … or face execution.
Panicking when he’s given the starring role of white knight while sinister foes wait in the wings, Malfred does his con-artist best to slip out of the job. Yet as he reluctantly pulls at the entangling threads of a convoluted plot, the former funnyman begins to feel some odd twinges of utterly inconvenient conscience.
Can the hapless harlequin juggle everyone’s expectations, or will he drop the ball and let fate have the last laugh?
Fool’s Proof is the dryly hilarious first book in The Malfred Murd Comic Fantasy Series. If you like unlikely heroes, a pinch of grit, and stories that keep you guessing, then you’ll love Eva Sandor’s intricate and irreverent romp.
Buy Fool’s Proof to fight fatal fiascos with funny today!
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Enjoy laughter, danger and unforgettable characters galore in this “cleverly plotted, twisty novel with a gratifying conclusion” (the BookLife Prize).
Funny, engaging and brilliantly written... The inevitable comparisons to Terry Pratchett are accurate. —Andrew Shanahan, author of Before And After
Sandor is a pro at creating lively, loveable, and distinctive characters readers will want to revisit again and again. —The BookLife Prize
A writer to look out for. — Jim Webster, author of the Tallis Steelyard collection
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Even as she was writing loving descriptions of applewood smoked bacon, luxury real estate and computer parts, advertising copywriter (and longtime illustrator) Eva Sandor had a feeling she would someday create a fictional world full of humor, speculation and joyous wordplay. Join her there and treat yourself to "funny fantasy that hides a serious soul".
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Zustand: Hervorragend. Zustand: Hervorragend | Seiten: 320 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | A jerk of a jester who's just lost his job.A fierce old noblewoman about to lose her country.And the thieving magpie who puts them on a collision course full of laughter, danger and plot twists galore!¿¿Malfred Murd is supremely talented but undeniably abrasive. Freshly booted from his 20-year gig as the Royal Jester, Fred is finding it tough to jingle out a living on the street, even with the dubious help of a sassy talking bird.He isn't thinking of the future when rival buskers chase him into a Tekologically advanced country that, like him, lies squarely in the King's disfavor. He has no idea that the ruler of this country has made plans to save her people- plans that are rapidly unraveling, missing messenger, ominous omen and all.So when Fred's flying friend brings him a bag that looks to be full of shinies, his decision to try and wring a little reward money out of the situation doesn't seem particularly perilous. But surprise! It lands him in the midst of a rescue mission gone horribly, hilariously wrong. Artikel-Nr. 36711966/1
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