"Excellent tongue in cheek parody fantasy"
The Prince of Rassendas, Kevin Timberline is in the kingdom
of Deserae to spy for his countrymen and to find a way to
persuade Princess Becky's father to allow him to marry his
daughter. They are both in love but the survival of the
Kingdom takes precedence over true love and it is Prince
Logan who is picked to head the armies to fight and defeat
Lord Voltmeter whose Fortress of Doom lies in the town of
Angst. The king of Deserae is warned because Voltmeter
stole Artifact Model Seven which when combined with the
Diabolic Device becomes a weapon of mass destruction. Prince Kevin is determined to marry his true love and
sneaks out of the palace and goes to the Fortress of Doom
posing as a ventilation shaft cleaner. Princess Becky
follows him to act as his comic sidekick, but she ends up
in the dungeon needing him to free her while he also must
find the artifact before his rival arrives to claim it and
Becky but first they must find away of neutralizing
Voltmeter. This is an excellent tongue in cheek parody fantasy that
pokes fun at all the elements of a sword and sorcery novel.
The humorous HEROES FOR BEGINNERS takes sly shots at
archetypical heroes of the genre and fans will appreciate
how the laughs do not detract from the seriousness of the
storyline and will find they want to read more books by
John Moore, an author mythically reminiscent of Robert
Asprin. Reviewed by Harriet Klausner
Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted June 9, 2004
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