I received a
mobi.file copy of this book through a giveaway on LibraryThing and this is my
honest opinion.
When you hear the
name Ian Fleming you immediately think of James Bond, but practically everyone
doesn’t realized that he’s the author behind the movie Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang
which is based on the children’s book he wrote by the name.
Although Leonard Wibberley
had written over 100 books he’s best remembered for the first book in the
series which this book is the prequel for, The Mouse That Roared; which is
probably due to the movie starring Peter Sellers.
In this book the
tiny, backward thinking Duchy of Grand Fenwick is, according to a rascally
Irish knight, about to be invaded by the French with a new weapon of mass
destruction, the cannon.
As expected, a
simple plan to have the Duchy drop their differences with the Irish in order to
join forces to defeat the French enemy goes awry when Sir Roger's daughter, the
Lady Matilda becomes unduly enamored in the Irish knight who brought the news
concerning the French invasion. In the end, somehow, despite their
shortcomings, they persevered and defeated the French who promised never to attack
the Duchy again; which became the precedent of what would happen to them 500
years later when they decided to invade the US, a time at which they still
insisted on using the longbow as their choice of combat weapons.
Once you get by the
British dry wit and humor which prevalent in this book and its sequel The Mouse
That Roared, you’re left with a wonderful satirical work of literature about
the time period these stories takes place.
For the wonderful
satirical story the author has written here, I’m giving it 5 STARS.
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