Kevin Hearne hugs trees, pets doggies, and rocks out to
heavy metal. He also thinks tacos are a pretty nifty idea. He
is the New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid
Chronicles, the Ink & Sigil series, and the Seven Kennings series,
and is co-author of The Tales of Pell with Delilah S. Dawson.
Delilah S. Dawson is the author of the New York Times
bestseller Star Wars: Phasma, Hit, Servants of the Storm, the Blud
series, the creator-owned comics Ladycastle and Sparrowhawk, and
the Shadow series (written as Lila Bowen). She lives in
Florida with her family and a fat mutt named Merle.
“When you put two authors of this high caliber together, expect
fireworks. Or at least laughs. What a hoot!”—Terry Brooks
“Delilah S. Dawson and Kevin Hearne have rigged up an absurdly
funny fantasy riff on the Chosen One story, and it had me laughing
from literally the name of the first chapter. Kill the Farm
Boy ranks among the best of Christopher Moore and Terry
Pratchett and is not to be missed.”—Chuck Wendig
“A rollicking fantasy adventure that upends numerous genre tropes
in audacious style, the first installment of Dawson and Hearne’s
Tales of Pell series is a laugh-out-loud-funny fusion of Monty
Python–esque humor and whimsy à la Terry Pratchett’s
Discworld.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Dawson and Hearne’s reimagining of a traditional fairy tale is
reminiscent of William Goldman’s The Princess Bride and William
Steig’s Shrek! Irreverent, funny, and full of entertaining
wordplay, this will keep readers guessing until the end.”—Library
Journal
“The hilarious parody novel by New York Times best-selling
authors Delilah Dawson and Kevin Hearne is one of
the brightest reading selections of the summer, and its deliriously
fun tone and satirical embrace will have you laughing out loud
until strangers begin to look at you oddly.”—SyFy
“Kill the Farm Boy is a smart comedy, not only because it
skewers modern tropes with a deft but direct hand, provides twists
and turns to what should be a classic quest, or has representation
in sorely needed ways, but because Dawson and Hearne know exactly
when to dole out the humor amidst all this deconstruction of
narrative. . . . Under Dawson and Hearne’s meticulous care and
curating, [the characters] become nuanced, complicated, and
human.”—Tordotcom
“[Delilah Dawson and Kevin Hearne] wanted to make fun of the
typical ‘white male power fantasies,’ and in that, they succeed,
with their heroes all characters of color and/or falling somewhere
under the LGBTQ umbrella.”—Publishers Weekly
“Silly fun.”—Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star
“A fantasy saga with a sense of humor . . . The book is fun to read
and clearly was fun to write.”—Asheville Citizen Times
“Dawson and Hearne do a fantastic job of giving each character
their own voice. . . . These characters are imbued with respect and
humanity. . . . Modern sensibilities, engaging humor, fantastic
characters, and a ripping yarn.”—SFFWorld
“Take every fantasy trope, every dungeon crawl, every fairytale
stereotype and put them in a bag, smash the bag with a hammer, then
dump out the pieces and you get Kill the Farm Boy. It’s a romp of a
book, with clever turns of phrase, goofy characters, a quest they
don’t realize they’re on, all while poking fun at every fantasy
book you’ve ever read. Terry Pratchett would be proud. . . . Simply
fun to read.”—Elitist Book Reviews
“A laugh-out-loud-funny fusion of Monty Python–esque humor and
whimsy à la Terry Pratchett’s Discworld.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“Reminiscent of William Goldman’s The Princess Bride and William
Steig’s Shrek! Irreverent, funny, and full of entertaining
wordplay, this will keep readers guessing until the end.”
—Library Journal
“[Dawson and Hearne] make fun of the typical ‘white male power
fantasies,’ and in that, they succeed, with their heroes all
characters of color and/or falling somewhere under the LGBTQ
umbrella.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Will have you laughing out loud until strangers begin to look at
you oddly.”
—SyFy
“A smart comedy . . . nuanced, complicated, and human.”
—Tor.com
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