{"product_id":"kill-the-farm-boy-the-tales-of-pell-paperback","title":"Kill the Farm Boy: The Tales of Pell - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKevin Hearne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDelilah S. Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn an irreverent series in the tradition of Monty Python, the bestselling authors of the Iron Druid Chronicles and \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Phasma\u003c\/i\u003e reinvent fantasy, fairy tales, and floridly written feast scenes.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ranks among the best of Christopher Moore and Terry Pratchett.\"--Chuck Wendig\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"When you put two authors of this high caliber together, expect fireworks. Or at least laughs. What a hoot \"--Terry Brooks\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, a hero, the Chosen One, was born . . . and so begins every fairy tale ever told. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This is not that fairy tale. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e a Chosen One, but he is unlike any One who has ever been Chosened. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e And there \u003ci\u003eis\u003c\/i\u003e a faraway kingdom, but you have never been to a magical world quite like the land of Pell. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e There, a plucky farm boy will find more than he's bargained for on his quest to awaken the sleeping princess in her cursed tower. First there's the Dark Lord, who wishes for the boy's untimely death . . . and also very fine cheese. Then there's a bard without a song in her heart but with a very adorable and fuzzy tail, an assassin who fears not the night but is terrified of chickens, and a mighty fighter more frightened of her sword than of her chain-mail bikini. This journey will lead to sinister umlauts, a trash-talking goat, the Dread Necromancer Steve, and a strange and wondrous journey to the most peculiar \"happily ever after\" that ever once-upon-a-timed. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eKill the Farm Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A rollicking fantasy adventure that upends numerous genre tropes in audacious style . . . a laugh-out-loud-funny fusion of Monty Python-esque humor and whimsy   la Terry Pratchett's Discworld.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Dawson and Hearne's reimagining of a traditional fairy tale is reminiscent of William Goldman's \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e and William Steig's \u003ci\u003eShrek \u003c\/i\u003e Irreverent, funny, and full of entertaining wordplay, this will keep readers guessing until the end.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Will have you laughing out loud until strangers begin to look at you oddly.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSyFy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A smart comedy . . . nuanced, complicated, and human.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eTordotcom\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \" Delilah Dawson and Kevin Hearne] make fun of the typical 'white male power fantasies, ' and in that, they succeed, with their heroes all characters of color and\/or falling somewhere under the LGBTQ umbrella.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKevin Hearne\u003c\/b\u003e hugs trees, pets doggies, and rocks out to heavy metal. He also thinks tacos are a pretty nifty idea. He is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles, the Ink \u0026amp; Sigil series, and the Seven Kennings series, and is co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Tales of Pell\u003c\/i\u003e with Delilah S. Dawson. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDelilah S. Dawson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the \u003ci\u003eNew York Time\u003c\/i\u003es bestseller \u003ci\u003eStar Wars: Phasma\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHit\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eServants of the Storm\u003c\/i\u003e, the Blud series, the creator-owned comics \u003ci\u003eLadycastle\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSparrowhawk\u003c\/i\u003e, and the Shadow series (written as Lila Bowen). She lives in Florida with her family and a fat mutt named Merle.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 26, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44310328803430,"sku":"9781524797768","price":27.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/NWExRGpSNFVFTzBCbG9lLzgrU25ydz09.webp?v=1767844529","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/kill-the-farm-boy-the-tales-of-pell-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}