I am really excited to share information about a new book coming out from Random House of Canada on August 12, 2014, The Table of Less Valued Knights. Some of you may know Marie Phillips from her earlier book Gods Behaving Badly (I have not read it yet, but plan to get to it ASAP), her new book sounds so charming and funny, and I can say that I am extremely excited to read it!
Here's the synopsis:
From Marie Phillips, author of the #1 national and
international bestseller Gods Behaving Badly, comes a charming, funny
story about a down-on-his-luck knight of Camelot, his eccentric band of misfits
and their madcap quest to restore order to their lives, and the realm.
Sir Humphrey du Val has
had enough. Relegated to the Table of Less Valued Knights–Camelot’s least
prestigious spot, boringly rectangular in shape and with one leg shorter than
the other so that it has to be propped up with a folded napkin to stop it from
rocking–he has been banned by King Arthur from going on quests, and hasn’t left
the castle in 15 years. After a chance meeting with Elaine, a young maiden in
search of her kidnapped fiancé, Sir Humphrey, along with his squire Conrad (an
undersized giant) and Jemima (Conrad’s elephant), sets off on a journey to find
the distressed damsel’s betrothed, hoping to restore himself to a place of
honour at the Round Table.
Meanwhile, Martha, an
errant queen on the run from her new power-hungry husband, is in disguise and
on a quest of her own to find her long-lost brother, the true ruler of her
realm. Martha soon runs–literally–into Humphrey’s eccentric group, who take the
incognito queen captive, believing her to be a boy. As they journey through
countryside, castles and villages, they gather unlikely friends and enemies
along the way. While each member of the party secretly harbours their own
ambitions for the quest, their collective success, and the fate of the realm,
rests on their grudging cooperation and unexpectedly interconnected lives.
The Princess Bride meets Monty
Python and the Holy Grail in this funny, charming, and delightful tale
about lesser-known heroes in Arthurian England
I mean how can you say no to something that is described as The Princess Bride meets Monty Python and the Holy Grail? You can also check out an excerpt below and try to tell me that you are not excited for this awesome book. Let me know your thoughts on this book!
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