Fool's Proof
The Heart of Stone Adventures, Book 1
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Fool's Proof
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Narrated by:
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Eva Sandor
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By:
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Eva Sandor
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!
©2020 Eva Sandor (P)2021 Eva SandorInterplay of some shady characters and royalty along with titled families is another device making for interest and amusement. The author demonstrates a good knowledge of poetry and use of language early in the book. I believe it takes a special skill to write bad poetry. I believe this is deliberate because she also includes superior poetry to show us she is capable of discerning the difference. I also liked the amount of showing versus telling which gave a good pace and immersion in the story. There are some twists and some tropes are played out as expected so there is a satisfying ending without leaving you hanging.
I thought the narrator did a good job as she was expressing her own text and invested appropriate character and mood into the characters. I thought the portrayal of the king was excellent and added to the story understanding. Unlike the poetry, I'm unsure if the singing (yes, that too) was deliberately bad as she had the power to write the line to make it so. If included knowing she cannot sing well, then I admire the bravery.
Why not a full five stars if so much to like? Although the author/narrator was able to distinguish male from female voices I found it difficult to differentiate between the two main male protagonists and so needed more frequent reminder of their names. There were also production problems with drop out and poor sound in chapters 39 and 40. This interrupted the story flow and comprehension.** The author/narrator promptly corrected these chapters on reading this review. I listened again and they were fine. I would award four and a half stars if I could. There was humour, but it did not emulate the Terry Pratchett levels - as was the stated desire. There were darker parts to the story, which I felt gave it more drama, so may not be suitable for a younger audience .
I received a free advance review copy and am leaving this review voluntarily.
Quirky, inventive cast of fantasy characters
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