The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle
Author: Christopher Healy
Illustrator: Todd Harris
Book 2 in the League of Princes series
Pages: 512
Published: 2013
Age: 9+
Prince Liam. Prince Frederic. Prince Duncan. Prince Gustav. You remember them, don't you? They're the Princes Charming, who finally got some credit after they stepped out of the shadows of their princesses—Cinderella, Rapunzel, Snow White, and Briar Rose—to defeat an evil witch bent on destroying all their kingdoms.
But alas, such fame and recognition only last so long. And when the princes discover that an object of great power might fall into any number of wrong hands, they are going to have to once again band together to stop it from happening—even if no one will ever know it was they who did it.
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About the League of Princes Series
Books in series order
- 1.The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom(2012)
- 2.The Hero's Guide to Storming the Castle(2013)
- 3.The Hero's Guide to Being an Outlaw(2014)
Reading age: 9+ years
This series should be read in order.
There’s a lot you don’t know about Prince Charming.
Sure, we’re all aware of those guys who show up at the end of fairy tales to save the princesses, throw on a fancy suit, and get hitched in a lavish wedding. But have you ever wondered who those guys really are? Or if the few, meager facts we do hear about them are even...true?
Well, you're about to meet Prince Charming — or rather, the Prince Charmings — all four of them: Prince Liam, Prince Frederick, Prince Duncan, Prince Gustav. They may have rescued Cinderella, Sleeping Beauty, Rapunzel, and Snow White, respectively, but these four men are far more (or less) than the cardboard cutout heroes we’ve heard tales about and, in reality, probably a little less heroic than you might expect.
Rejected by their princesses and cast out of their kingdoms, these four men bond over their shared anonymity and band together to battle witches, goblins, trolls, bandits, and giants in order to save each of their kingdoms from a diabolical plot. And by the end, with any luck, they may finally become the real heroes they were always meant to be.
A fast-paced and hilarious fantasy quest in the grand tradition of Shrek and The Princess Bride, starring four very unlikely, but likeable, heroes.