Ardennia: The Unlikely Story of Cinderella's Prince: 1

You are about to become a very wealthy buffoonACinderella story like no other Ardennia is a young adult historical fantasy that captures the magic brutality and earthiness of the medieval age. This first book in a series chronicles the many adventures of Cinderellas prince as he undergoes his baptism of fire in the Battle of Paris is charmed by Cinderella at a masquerade ball and sets off on a quest to find her after she flees the ball at the midnight hour. The quest takes him through strange lands supposedly inhabited by ogres pixies hobgoblins man-eating plants and giants and peopled by extraordinary characters that include an epileptic bard a bean counter who wagers his gold tooth in a dice game a merchant who can never be too prosperous a little girl who has a running feud with three bears pilgrims that argue over who is the most pious and a beggar who has been cursed with leprosy for committing all the cardinal sins. Be on the look-out for a bit of Chaucer-like satire in this adapted fairy tale.Five Reasons to read Ardennia: 5. The ironic ending 4. The love affair between Cinderellas stepmother and the hunchback3. Sir Guys story of the elf and the troll2. Queen Bernadettes sagacity 1. Prince Henrys tete-a-tetes with the 14 ladies who attended the ball