The town of Highsmith was once filled with heroes competing to quail the local goblin population, seek treasure, and go off on general adventuring. But now, the town has only one hero - Duke Darlinger - who has renamed the town “Darlington” after himself. Mason, a poor freelance bard finds out a dreadful secret when he applies for work at Duke Darlinger’s house. The town is in grave danger. Armed with a borrowed sword, his best friend Cowel, and a copy of Quayle’s Guide to Adventure for the Unadventurous, the pair sets off on a desperate quest to find heroes to save their town. Mason and Cowel encounter laugh-out-loud adventures. This is one of the funniest fantasy adventures I have read in a long time!