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Kill the Farm Boy

by Kevin Hearne
Dawson, Delilah S. & . Del Rey: Ballantine. (Tales of Pell, Bk. 1). Jul. 2018. 384p. ISBN 9781524797744. $27; ebk. ISBN 9781524797751. FANTASY
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Once upon a time, in the magical land of Pell, there lived a farm boy, a talking goat, a semidark Dark Lord, a fuzzy-tailed bard, a peace-loving warrior in a chain-mail bikini, an assassin deathly afraid of chickens, and a sand witch with an affinity for bejeweled crabs. One of them is the Chosen One, and on a quest to awaken a sleeping princess from her tower and generally right the wrongs in the kingdom of Pell, all of them will encounter much more than they expected. This fairy tale's happily ever after is one readers won't see coming.
VERDICT Dawson (Star Wars: Phasma) and Hearn's ("Iron Druid Chronicles") reimagining of a traditional fairy tale is reminiscent of William Goldman's The Princess Bride and William Steig's Shrek! Irreverent, funny, and full of entertaining wordplay, this will keep readers guessing until the end and eager for the sequel. [See Prepub Alert, 1/29/18.]
Reviewed by Elisabeth Clark, West Florida P.L., Pensacola , Jun 15, 2018
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