The Fools' War

By Lee R. Kisling

Book Overview

A boy must try to save a kingdom when the king, preoccupied by unrequited love, ignores the threat of war. This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060208368
• ISBN13: 9780060208363
• Release Date: January 1992
• Publisher: Harpercollins Childrens Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 0.8" x 6.3"
• Age Range: 10 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 5 and higher

Customer Reviews

A really good story!

I loved this book! It was humorous, intelligent, compassionate and well thought out, not to mention charming. It was a nice fairytale with some clever twists, and though some elements are a little predictable, there are plenty that are not. The characters are well-rounded and likeable, and the medieval setting is historically accurate enough to be more than believable. I hope this writer has written more books like this...if he has then I look forward to reading them! If you like Gail Carson Levine's books, or Vivian Vande Velde's, then you'll probably quite enjoy this. Some people have compared this to Lloyd Alexander's work, but frankly I don't see the connection myself...his stuff is more like straight out fantasy, whereas this book has a real fairytale feel, with touches of both the mystical and the divine. Don't let the 'fairytale' tag put off the boys who might read it, though...I would heartily recommend this to both male and female readers.

Lovely

A truly romantic story of a beautiful merchant's daughter who does not want to marry the king. A boy/man is hired to persuade her to marry the king, but things get in the way....lovely!

The Fool's War

A cute little hilarious book, with characters I fell deeply in love with. Even though this book was simple and easy, the love tension and emotions were hard to control. Not only was the story great of (romance/fantasy) but the cover, graphics, and layout of the book was eye catching and a beauty to see. The book jacket was even nice enough to be consider framed and hung on a wall. You have to get your hands on a copy of this book, or else you'll never be able to get one again.