Piers is desperate to become a page to escape the dirty, tedious labour of his father's blacksmith shop. So when a knight arrives announcing that he's on "the quest", Piers begs to go along. Off on a series of adventures he never dreamed possible, Piers and the knight quickly run into difficulties. The knight is slain by Parsifal who is on a quest of his own. Parsifal is unlike anyone Piers has ever met. He doesn't behave in a knightly fashion at all. Slowly, Piers realizes that being a knight has nothing to do with shining armour and winning jousts. And, as their journey continues, they find that to achieve their quest they must learn more than knighthood: they must learn about themselves. It is a tour de force of humour, action, magic, and true love.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called The Squire's Tales .

There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published in 2005 by Pan Macmillan .

Gerald Morris lives in Wausau, Wisconsin, with his wife and three children. He is also the author of the successful Squire's Tales series. Aaron Renier is the author of The Unsinkable Walker Bean. He lives in Chicago, Illinois. Visit his website at www. aaronrenier. com.