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Synopsis
A jobless jester and a misguided magpie venture into a land where technology is booming— but trouble is brewing. Dame Elsebet de Whellen has ruled her mildly magical, high-tech country for 50 prosperous years. Now it's facing a crisis three generations in the making, and the bold steps she's taken to save it have gone disastrously off the rails. She needs a hero who can calm her mind, cast a spell, and find a missing sorcerer. Instead she gets Malfred Murd, former Royal Fool, booted from his job and now scrounging a living around the corners of the Kingdom. What starts as Fred's quick attempt to con Dame Elsebet escalates until he—and his self-appointed magpie advisor Corvinalias— are hopelessly entangled in a desperate mission that might cost a Fool his life and a people their future.
Is Fool's Proof appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 10 and up.
A lighthearted fantasy adventure featuring a down-on-his-luck jester and his magpie companion on a quest to save a kingdom. Mild peril and some con-artist antics, but suitable for middle grade readers.
What to know going in
This book has mild violence, no sexual content, and mild language.
Who'll love this
Kids will enjoy the humorous odd-couple partnership between a clever former jester and his talking magpie sidekick as they stumble into an adventure bigger than they bargained for.