SuitabookFamily responsibility and identity
Sebastian leaves home after his father’s death, hoping to support his mother by pursuing the family profession, although he cannot tell jokes successfully.
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Philip Caveney - Author
A comic fantasy adventure about work, family duty and finding a place in the world. Sebastian travels towards royal employment while danger, friendship, creatures and a succession of familiar fantasy episodes complicate his plans.
Sebastian Darke has the world on his narrow shoulders. The son of a human father and an elvish mother, he is desperately trying to become the family breadwinner and has taken on his late father's job - celebrated jester, Prince of Fools. Trouble is, Sebastian can't tell a joke to save his life. Dressed in his father's clothes and accompanied by his talking (and endlessly complaining) buffalope, Max, he sets off for the fabled city of Keladon, where he hopes to be appointed court jester to King Septimus. On the way he encounters a tiny but powerful warrior called Cornelius; the beautiful and captivating Princess Kerin; blood-thirsty Brigands and enough perils to make him wonder why he ever decided to leave home. [back cover].
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Sign in for personalised guidanceA comic fantasy adventure about work, family duty and finding a place in the world. Sebastian travels towards royal employment while danger, friendship, creatures and a succession of familiar fantasy episodes complicate his plans.
Sebastian leaves home after his father’s death, hoping to support his mother by pursuing the family profession, although he cannot tell jokes successfully.
Sebastian travels with Max and meets Cornelius while facing brigands, dangerous creatures and other hazards on the road.
Be aware of peril involving brigands, imprisonment, dangerous or scary creatures, sword-related fighting and a threat against a princess.
This is a grounded book brief while Suitabook strengthens the analysis: some draft conclusions still depend on unresolved evidence.
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