{"product_id":"the-table-of-less-valued-knights-isbn-9780307359957","title":"The Table of Less Valued Knights","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom Marie Phillips, author of the #1 national and international bestseller \u003ci\u003eGods Behaving Badly\u003c\/i\u003e, comes a charming, funny story about a down-on-his-luck knight of Camelot, his eccentric band of misfits and their madcap quest to restore order to their lives, and the realm.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e     Sir Humphrey du Val has had enough. Relegated to the Table of Less Valued Knights--Camelot's least prestigious spot, boringly rectangular in shape and with one leg shorter than the other so that it has to be propped up with a folded napkin to stop it from rocking--he has been banned by King Arthur from going on quests, and hasn't left the castle in 15 years. After a chance meeting with Elaine, a young maiden in search of her kidnapped fiancé, Sir Humphrey, along with his squire Conrad (an undersized giant) and Jemima (Conrad's elephant), sets off on a journey to find the distressed damsel's betrothed, hoping to restore himself to a place of honour at the Round Table. Meanwhile, Martha, an errant queen on the run from her new power-hungry husband, is in disguise and on a quest of her own to find her long-lost brother, the true ruler of her realm. Martha soon runs--literally--into Humphrey's eccentric group, who take the incognito queen captive, believing her to be a boy. As they journey through countryside, castles and villages, they gather unlikely friends and enemies along the way. While each member of the party secretly harbours their own ambitions for the quest, their collective success, and the fate of the realm, rests on their grudging cooperation and unexpectedly interconnected lives. \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e meets \u003ci\u003eMonty Python and the Holy Grail \u003c\/i\u003ein this funny, charming, and delightful tale about lesser-known heroes in Arthurian England.Praise for \u003ci\u003eThe Table of Less Valued Knights\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Table of Less Valued Knights \u003c\/i\u003einfects Arthurian legend with a brio not seen since \u003ci\u003eMonty Python and the Holy Grail\u003c\/i\u003e.\" \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e (UK)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Bold literary and historical misadventures, told with a twist and a lightness of touch.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A light, fun frolic, \u003ci\u003eThe Table of Less Valued Knights\u003c\/i\u003e will keep you entertained throughout and is a must to toss into your beach bag during the final weeks of summer.\" \u003ci\u003eWinnipeg Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eMARIE PHILLIPS was born in London in 1976. She is the author of the #1 national and international bestseller G\u003ci\u003eods Behaving Badly\u003c\/i\u003e, the writer, with Robert Hudson, of the BBC Radio 4 series and book \u003ci\u003eWarhorses of Letters\u003c\/i\u003e and the co-author, as Vanessa Parody, of the erotic spoof \u003ci\u003eFifty Shelves of Grey\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Canada","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305149911269,"sku":"NP9780307359957","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780307359957.jpg?v=1767741764","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/the-table-of-less-valued-knights-isbn-9780307359957","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}