Fantasy

Fool

by Christopher MooreBook 1 of 3 in Fool

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Description

Fool is a hilarious new take on William Shakespeare's King Lear... as seen through the eyes of the foolish liege's clownish jester, Pocket. A rousing tale of "gratuitous shagging, murder, spanking, maiming, treason, and heretofore unexplored heights of vulgarity and profanity."

What it’s like

ThemeHistorical Fantasy Comic Fantasy Satirical

ViolenceGraphic

SpiceModerate

ProfanityFrequent/Hard

Details

First published: February 2009
Pages: 352
Reading time: About 7 hours
Format: Novel
Audience: Adult
Publisher: HarperCollins
Language: English
ISBN: 9780061770203
Series: Fool, Book 1

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