Brightly entertaining swashbuckling-style adventure story that writer Michael Chabon (of The Adventures of Kavalier and Clay fame) admitted in an afterword that he wanted to title Jews with Swords. The story centers on two philosophical sell-swords who end up doing some inadvertent king-making, with plot twists spinning out from such things as a well-loved hat to an admirable elephant. Wryly-written high adventure in a vein reminiscent of Arturo Perez-Reverte's Captain Alatriste series.
The presentation of the novel is also interesting; it is bound like a Dumas-type novel and features period-style art by Prince Valiant artist Gary Gianni.
Recommended.
I checked this one out from the Morrison-Reeves Library in Richmond, Indiana, and read it at a brisk clip.
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