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Zusatztext "A rollicking! genuine fairy tale! told with great appreciation for the genre and a sly sense of humor." Informationen zum Autor Jack Heckel’s life is an open book . Actually, it’s the book you are in all hope holding right now (and if you are not holding it, he would like to tell you it can be purchased from any of your finest purveyors of the written word). He is the author of the Charming Tales series and The Dark Lord . Beyond that, Jack aspires to be either a witty, urbane, world traveler who lives on his vintage yacht, The Clever Double Entendre , or a geographically illiterate professor of literature who spends his non-writing time restoring an 18th century lighthouse off a remote part of the Vermont coastline. More than anything, Jack lives for his readers. Klappentext In The Pitchfork of Destiny, the second novel in the Charming Tales series following A Fairy-Tale Ending, Jack Heckel brings the hilarity of living in a magical world to readers looking for something beyond Shrek, Xanth, and Magic Kingdom for Sale: Sold! Life in the Kingdom of Royaume has been happily ever for King William Pickett and his fiancée, Lady Rapunzel. But when Volthraxus, the Great Dragon of the North, returns looking for the love of his life, the Great Wyrm of the South, it becomes clear that some fairy tales never end. After Volthraxus discovers his love was slain by the newly crowned king, he seeks his revenge by kidnapping Rapunzel. Once again, Will teams up with Edward Charming, the only man in all the kingdom with the skill, ego, and dashing good looks to fight a dragon. Our heroes' fates depend on finding a weapon re-forged in dragon blood?the Pitchfork of Destiny. But as the two set off after the dragon, Charming's bride, Lady Elizabeth, falls into the clutches of a mysterious sorcerer known as the Dracomancer, who has his own plans for Royaume. Zusammenfassung In The Pitchfork of Destiny ! the second novel in the Charming Tales series following A Fairy-Tale Ending ! Jack Heckel brings the hilarity of living in a magical world to readers looking for something beyond Shrek ! Xanth! and Magic Kingdom for Sale: Sold! Life in the Kingdom of Royaume has been happily ever for King William Pickett and his fiancée! Lady Rapunzel. But when Volthraxus! the Great Dragon of the North! returns looking for the love of his life! the Great Wyrm of the South! it becomes clear that some fairy tales never end. After Volthraxus discovers his love was slain by the newly crowned king! he seeks his revenge by kidnapping Rapunzel. Once again! Will teams up with Edward Charming! the only man in all the kingdom with the skill! ego! and dashing good looks to fight a dragon. Our heroes’ fates depend on finding a weapon re-forged in dragon blood—the Pitchfork of Destiny. But as the two set off after the dragon! Charming’s bride! Lady Elizabeth! falls into the clutches of a mysterious sorcerer known as the Dracomancer! who has his own plans for Royaume. ...
