📚🏆 Welcome to BBNYA 2026 🏆📚
Please join us in extending a huge welcome to:
Jester by Tim Carter.
Jester is a Fantasy tale inspired by the anti-goblin prejudices of the author's COVID-19 D&D group. If that doesn't make things crystal clear, maybe the novel's opening line will:
'How I became a hero was, someone murdered Morloc Lassiter Blue, and I was ordered to clean up the shit.'
This is a comic tale of politics, friendship, and found family for fans of Nicholas Eames, Terry Pratchett, and J. Zachary Pike.
We're delighted to welcome Jester to the Book Blogger's Novel of the Year 2026, and we are excited to kick things off in due course!
When asked about food and drink pairings, author
@tbcart suggested:
🍷 Red wine
🍫 Chocolate
🎵 In its kickier moments, Taylor Swift
Blurb:
In a realm ruled by idiots, their only hope is the Fool.
You’d think an army of zombie trolls and undead ogres would catch the nobility’s attention. You’d be wrong. The rulers of Halfsock are deeply in denial. Besides, they have taxes to avoid, neighbors to plunder, and relatives to backstab.
With war looming, a goblin latrine slave named Shelly resolves to save Castle Halfsock from itself. He must take on many roles… jester, detective, spy, and political fixer. But his most challenging role—especially after a lifetime spent cleaning other people’s toilets—is as a confident secret agent worthy of trust, friendship, and maybe even love.
Can the least powerful person in the realm overcome his insecurities to depose rulers, forge alliances, and fend off an undead horde?
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