"Like a fantasy cousin to Xanth" - Piers Anthony. | What happens when you take a heartless prince, a talking horse, a brain-washed princess, and a bunch of fish, and stick them all together in a world of puns? Ridiculousness, that's what.
Will the prince manage to rescue the princess? Will he break free from his curse? And most importantly, will there be a happily ever after?
Pickles and Ponies is an adult fairy-tale (but not that kind of 'adult') for the jaded and the young-at-heart alike.
** Wishing Shelf Independent Book Awards Finalist 2014
** "a fairy-tale for grown-ups chiseled with sweet cynicism on a bedrock of puns" - Sorin Suciu, author of The Scriptlings
Thanks to a curse, Prince Vanya was born with a silent heart. Luckily, he has his talking horse (conveniently named ‘Horse’) to help—and he’ll need it. The prince is on a quest to save Melodia, Princess of Rather Fishlike Things, who’s suffering from a certain amount of brainwashing. On his way he’ll encounter friends and foes, most of them with attitude. Meanwhile, Melodia keeps stumbling into adventures of her own.
Will the prince manage to rescue the princess? Will he break free from his curse? And most importantly, will there be a happily ever after?