Crap Kingdom
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4.5 • 2 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
In this portal fantasy, a small-town teenager who never thought he’d be chosen for anything extraordinary finds himself whisked away to a garbage-filled kingdom.
“DC Pierson’s fantastic, fantastical, and most of all funny Crap Kingdom fits perfectly between Douglas Adams and the Harry Potter novels.”—Matt Fraction, writer, Marvel’s The Mighty Thor and Invincible Iron Man comics
“Hilarious.”—Donald Glover, award-winning actor, comedian, and producer
THE CHOSEN ONE MUST BE RETRIEVED FROM EARTH.
HE WILL BRING DOWN THE WALL AND RESTORE THE KINGDOM TO GLORY.
HIS NAME IS TOM PARKING.
Tom can’t believe his wildest dream has finally come true: he’s traveled through a magic portal into a mysterious land where he’s the Chosen One, just like in the fantasy novels he’s read since childhood.
That is, until he realizes that this world is Crap Kingdom—the least cool, most annoying place ever. (Trust us: it’s really bad.)
So Tom turns down the job of Chosen One and goes back to his normal life. But Crap Kingdom’s not done with Tom, and when he gets caught on the wrong side of an epic battle between good and evil, the hilarity that ensues will determine the fate of the universe.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Adult author Pierson (The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep and Never Had To) delivers a cutting sendup of a traditional portal fantasy in this story of a Chosen One who fails to live up to his legend. Tenth-grader Tom Parking's life is perfectly average and acceptable until he's taken away to a mystical kingdom where he's destined to do great things. But the kingdom, which doesn't even have a name, stinks, in Tom's opinion. It's boring, dirty, and filled with trash, and its inhabitants are jerks (worse still, the prophecy about Tom is written in Times New Roman, and not even centered properly). Disappointed, Tom turns his back on the whole thing, but he's flabbergasted when his best friend Kyle is picked as the new Chosen One and turns out to be a much better choice. There's a subtly cynical, almost mean-spirited feel to the humor, as though Pierson is not-so-affectionately mocking the source material even as he mines it for inspiration. Luckily, some narrative twists and surprises redeem the story, shedding light on a bigger picture. Ages 12 up.
