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Fool

A clever character who uses comedic wit, humor, and satire as a mask to deliver profound, prophetic insights and home truths.

The thrill of hearing uncomfortable truths spoken with a smile and a jest. The delight of seeing societal norms and powerful figures gently (or not so gently) mocked, revealing hidden absurdities and hypocrisies through laughter.

Books

The Screwtape LettersC. S. Lewis
MortTerry Pratchett
Artemis FowlEoin Colfer
Making MoneyTerry Pratchett
Men at ArmsTerry Pratchett
SnuffTerry Pratchett
Double StarRobert A. Heinlein
Assassin's QuestRobin Hobb
Hag-SeedMargaret Atwood
The Emerald City of OzL. Frank Baum
Bored of the RingsDouglas C. Kenney
Big FishDaniel Wallace
TruckersTerry Pratchett
Heroes of the valleyJonathan Stroud
Being ThereJerzy Kosinski
Wizard at LargeTerry Brooks
Heaven CentPiers Anthony
WestmarkLloyd Alexander
Assassin's FateRobin Hobb
Rinkitink in OzL. Frank Baum
The Ascent of Rum DoodleW. E. Bowman
Galactic Pot-HealerPhilip K. Dick
The Face in the FrostJohn Bellairs
Clans of the Alphane MoonPhilip K. Dick
Myth ConceptionsRobert Lynn Asprin
FoolChristopher Moore
The Wild ThingsDave Eggers
ShatteredKevin Hearne
The Scarecrow and His ServantPhilip Pullman
Fortune's FoolMercedes Lackey
Hit or MythRobert Lynn Asprin
A conspiracy of truthsAlexandra Rowland
The Serpent of VeniceChristopher Moore
A Farce to Be Reckoned WithRobert Sheckley
The Gospel of LokiJoanne M. Harris
The Folk KeeperFranny Billingsley
Figures of EarthJames Branch Cabell
Sir Apropos of NothingPeter David
Minor MageT. Kingfisher
The Murdstone trilogyMal Peet
The Witch DoctorChristopher Stasheff
No Country for Old GnomesKevin Hearne
The Testament of LokiJoanne M. Harris
A Bad Spell In YurtC. Dale Brittain
Satan: His Psychotherapy and Cure by the Unfortunate Dr. Kassler, J.S.P.S.Jeremy Leven
The MiradorSarah Monette
FirebirdMercedes Lackey
Myth-Taken IdentityJody Lynn Nye
Fools ErrantMatthew Hughes
The magiciansJ. B. Priestley
Blood and HonourSimon R. Green
The Wizard's ButlerNathan Lowell
The Winds of LimboMichael Moorcock
A Choir of LiesAlexandra Rowland
An Orc on the Wild SideTom Holt
High Times in the Low ParliamentKelly Robson
Not Quite ScaramoucheJoel Rosenberg
Spirit's EndRachel Aaron
The SodditAdam Roberts
The ballad of Sir DinadanGerald Morris

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