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An inexperienced prince sets out to recover a stolen artifact from an evil wizard in this comic fantasy adventure by the author of The Unhandsome Prince. When a seemingly crazy, poorly dressed soothsayer tells you not to let a magical talisman fall into the wrong hands, take him or her seriously. DO NOT laugh it off and leave said talisman simply lying around on a side table; you might as well just end the world yourself. --The Handbook of Practical Heroics, p. 134 The kingdom of Deserae is in the most direly perilous of dire perils. The realm's precious magical talisman--Ancient Artifact Model Seven--is in the grimy hands of the evil Lord Voltmeter (He Who Must Be Named) . . . Only one man can stop him (and, by the by, win the hand of Deserae's exceedingly well-proportioned princess). Unfortunately, he's never really done this sort of thing before. But Prince Kevin Timberline is determined to find a way into the Fortress of Doom (perhaps through the gift shop?), resist the advances of a leather-clad, whip-wielding temptress (well, maybe that's not so bad), and face an army of unspeakable nastiness (okay, that's bad), armed only with his reasonably pure heart, questionable courage--and most importantly, a copy of The Handbook of Practical Heroics . . . Praise for Heroics for Beginners "A satire that lampoons just about every genre cliché in existence while at the same time giving us a real romantic adventure story starring a likable hero and heroine for whom we eagerly root. . . . Just the thing to put a smile on your face on a gloomy day. Or even a nice day." --SF Reviews "There's a bucketful of good laughs in this one." --Chronicle "There's something here for every fan of comic fantasy." --RT Book Reviews "Heroics for Beginners is Fractured Fairy Tales for a new age . . . Those who have worn out their copy of The Princess Bride will want to give this book a try." --Starlog… (meer)
Alliebadger: These are both fun and easy reads that will make you laugh out loud. As fantasy novels go, these two have very similar styles and are very entertaining.
Funny--yes, definitely. Great concept, and like a good spoof, this is a book that will make it hard to take seriously any book about evil overlords ever again. But it's a bit more than funny. Like Moore's other books, I found myself really liking the characters, which in my experience is not typical for these spoofs. This book was more about the silliness than, say, Moore's "The Unhandsome Prince" (which certainly did have plenty of silliness too, but not *quite* so much); but nevertheless the characters are people whom you would enjoy being around.
Moore's books are racy in parts (this one *definitely* is), but it's mostly for the jokes, not romance or eroticism. ( )
Hilarious! I loved this book. From the beginning all the way through, stereotypes of fantasy novels all over, "the barbarian named thunk" The evil genious in the foreboding castle. Funny, funny stuff. ( )
Highly amusing and also well written. Following the advice from "The Handbook of Practical Heroes" sends the brave prince on his first gig follows instructions faithfully. Satire. ( )
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Before attempting to penetrate the Evil Overlord's invincible Fortress, the practical hero will seriously examine the option of maintaining a safe distance and picking him off the ramparts with a long-range weapon. -Handbook of Practical Heroics By Robert Taylor
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An inexperienced prince sets out to recover a stolen artifact from an evil wizard in this comic fantasy adventure by the author of The Unhandsome Prince. When a seemingly crazy, poorly dressed soothsayer tells you not to let a magical talisman fall into the wrong hands, take him or her seriously. DO NOT laugh it off and leave said talisman simply lying around on a side table; you might as well just end the world yourself. --The Handbook of Practical Heroics, p. 134 The kingdom of Deserae is in the most direly perilous of dire perils. The realm's precious magical talisman--Ancient Artifact Model Seven--is in the grimy hands of the evil Lord Voltmeter (He Who Must Be Named) . . . Only one man can stop him (and, by the by, win the hand of Deserae's exceedingly well-proportioned princess). Unfortunately, he's never really done this sort of thing before. But Prince Kevin Timberline is determined to find a way into the Fortress of Doom (perhaps through the gift shop?), resist the advances of a leather-clad, whip-wielding temptress (well, maybe that's not so bad), and face an army of unspeakable nastiness (okay, that's bad), armed only with his reasonably pure heart, questionable courage--and most importantly, a copy of The Handbook of Practical Heroics . . . Praise for Heroics for Beginners "A satire that lampoons just about every genre cliché in existence while at the same time giving us a real romantic adventure story starring a likable hero and heroine for whom we eagerly root. . . . Just the thing to put a smile on your face on a gloomy day. Or even a nice day." --SF Reviews "There's a bucketful of good laughs in this one." --Chronicle "There's something here for every fan of comic fantasy." --RT Book Reviews "Heroics for Beginners is Fractured Fairy Tales for a new age . . . Those who have worn out their copy of The Princess Bride will want to give this book a try." --Starlog
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Moore's books are racy in parts (this one *definitely* is), but it's mostly for the jokes, not romance or eroticism. (