Now, you might think the King of Wisdom was the wisest man in the world, but things are not always as they seem! Desperate to be wise, he hopes to get his hands on the BOOK OF RIDDLES. But there's one little problem. The Book is in the grimy hands of Prince Pugnax of Porzana. Enter Ricolana, the daughter of the King of Wisdom. The king arranges to marry her to the dreadful prince. She is heartbroken - but what can she do? Along comes Agamemnon. With a little help from a strange wizard he sets out to rescue - and maybe win - the princess. But Pugnax is not a man to take this kind of challenge lying down Previously published as The King of Wisdom's Daughter.

 

 

There are 144 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2001 by O'Brien Press Ltd .

Dan Kissane lives on a farm in Kerry where he keeps sheep and bees. His book Pugnax and the Princess was published in October 2001. This was originally published in 1995 as The King of Wisdom's Daughter, followed by a sequel, The Eagle Tree (1996) which was shortlisted for the BISTO Book of the Year Award 1997. Jimmy's Leprechaun Trap (1997) was also shortlisted for the BISTO Book of the Year Award 1998.