Swords for Hire: Two of the Most Unlikely Heroes You'll Ever Meet

by Will Allen

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In the ancient kingdom of Parnall, sixteen-year-old Sam Hatcher and an eccentric Royal Guard set out on a mission to rescue the rightful king who has been imprisoned in a faraway dungeon by his evil brother.

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This book is so much fun to read, whatever your age. I was able to read it in one sitting- it is quick, light, funny and smart. Swords for Hire pokes fun at the epic fantasy novel in all its various elements, succeeding in about 160 short pages what most fantasy authors take three long books to do. And this book *is* complete with a quest, a visit to a sorcerer, dangerous battles and evil villains. The humor is easy for children to understand, but that doesn't mean that even the most refined adult won't be chuckling (after all, who can help but laugh at a man who puts worms on his head?). And everyone will be satisfied with the perfect ending! Great fun for everyone- read it and see for yourself!
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King Olive manages to get a message out of the prison he's in, thought dead, with his brother having taken charge. The message gets to two adventurers; Sam Hatcher and Rigby Skeet; and they set off to rescue the king, a damsel and fight the evil.

It's funny and cute and you have to wonder what the author would have done with some time, experience and some editing.
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This book is sooooo funny!!! Sam and Rigby Skeet, after an attempt on their life, are trying to rescue King Olive from the evil Boneman and return him to the throne his younger brother took.
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Fiction and Literature, Kids
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