Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Library Journal's Reader's Shelf

Fiction's Fools:  Wise and Witty Reads

King's Fool: A Notorious King, His Six Wives, and the One Man Who 
Knew All Their Secrets

King's Fool: A Notorious King, His Six Wives, and the One Man Who Knew All Their Secrets
By Barnes, Margaret Campbell
2009-04 - Sourcebooks Landmark
9781402219023 Check Our Catalog

First published in 1959 by world-renowned historical novelist Margaret Campbell Barnes, "King's Fool" is a remarkable insider tale of the intrigue, ruthlessness, and majesty of the Tudor court. …More


Thirteenth Night

Thirteenth Night
By Gordon, Alan
2004-10 - Mystery Company
9781932325034 Check Our Catalog

Orsino is dead. Feste, a top operative of the Fools' Guild, returns to Illyria in disguise to investigate in this sequel to Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. This Mystery Company edition restores to print the 1999 novel that marked the debut of Alan Gordon and his Fools' Guild series. …More


Assassin's Apprentice



Assassin's Apprentice
By Hobb, Robin
1996-03 - Spectra Books
9780553573398 Check Our Catalog

Young Fitz is the bastard son of the noble Prince Chivalry, raised in the shadow of the royal court by his father's gruff stableman. He is treated like an outcast by all the royalty except the devious King Shrewd, who has him sectetly tutored in the arts of the assassin. For in Fitz's blood runs the magic Skill--and the darker knowledge of a child raised with the stable hounds and rejected by his family. As barbarous raiders ravage the coasts, Fitz is growing to manhood. Soon he will face his first dangerous, soul-shattering mission. And though some regard him as a threat to the throne, he may just be the key to the survival of the kingdom. …More


The Fool's Tale

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The Fool's Tale
By Galland, Nicole
2006-02 - HarperCollins Publishers
9780060721510 Check Our Catalog

Combining the historical detail of "Sarum" with the spellbinding narrative of "The Other Boleyn Girl," Galland has created a captivating debut tale of loyalty, politics, love, and betrayal set in the wilds of 12th-century Wales. …More


Fool

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Fool
By Moore, Christopher
2009-02 - William Morrow & Company
9780060590314 Check Our Catalog BookPage Notable Title


The wildly inventive "New York Times"-bestselling author of "You Suck!" is back, in this modern take on "King Lear." It's 1288, and the king's fool, Pocket, and his dimwit apprentice, Drool, set out to clean up the mess Lear has made of his kingdom, his family, and his fortune. …More


The Queen's Fool

The Queen's Fool
By Gregory, Philippa
2004-11 - Touchstone Books
9780743269827 Check Our Catalog

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A young woman caught in the rivalry between Queen Mary and her half sister, Elizabeth must find her true destiny amid treason, poisonous rivalries, loss of faith, and unrequited love. …More

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