"Ardennia: The Unlikely Story of Cinderella's Prince" by Bruce Calhoun

"You are about to become a very wealthy buffoon"

'A Cinderella 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 Cinderella's 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." - Barnesandnoble.com

Author, playwright, environmentalist - Bruce Calhoun draws on his amazing life experiences (he has filmed gorillas in Africa, worked passage on a tramp freighter and mushed sled dogs in Alaska) to write literary works and speak on behalf of the planet in his role as president of Save the Rainforest. https://www.savetherainforestnow.org/.

He attended both the University of Alaska and the University of Wisconsin, majoring in literature and biology. He lives and breathes in Wisconsin with his wife, Samira.

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