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The Table of Less Valued Knights
The Table of Less Valued Knights | Marie Phillips
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From Marie Phillips, author of the #1 national and international bestseller Gods Behaving Badly, 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. 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 fianc, 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. The Princess Bride meets Monty Python and the Holy Grail in this funny, charming, and delightful tale about lesser-known heroes in Arthurian England.
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janeycanuck
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Mehso-so

One of the blurbs on this book is “As if Jane Austen were rewriting Terry Pratchett” which gave me very high expectations. They were not met - at best, this was a miss on an attempt to be Monty Python.

charl08 Those are very high expectations they are creating with that blurb! 4y
janeycanuck @charl08 I know, right? I should have known better but her first book got huge amounts of praise. I guess I shoulda read that one. 4y
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janeycanuck
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Time for a little #LitsyPartyofOne snack and a new read that is described as what would happen if Jane Austen rewrote Terry Pratchett. Sounds fun!

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RainyDayReading
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My Mom has a coworker that sent this home with her to give to me to read. I had never heard of it but it sounds like a book version of Monty Python 🤣 The main character is a disgraced knight in the court of Camelot and so has been demoted from the Knights of the Round Table to the Knights of the Square Table AKA The Table of Less Valued Knights 🙈 Anyone read this? It sounds hilarious.

BookishTrish I haven‘t but it looks fantastic. Right up your street @PeanutButterPie 6y
PeanutButterPie @BookishTrish added it and will be asking at the library. 🏰😀 6y
Traci1 Love the title. And the cover art. 6y
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BookishTrish @RainyDayReading @PeanutButterPie Let me know how it goes! I also like the look of 6y
Erinsuereads This looks hysterical 6y
RainyDayReading @ErinSueG Doesn‘t it though? 6y
RaimeyGallant Interesting! 6y
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KerriNTurner
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#maybookflowers #satire A very funny book about the knights at King Arthur's court who didn't quite make the Round Table. Featuring such characters as the Locum of the Lake (filling in for the Lady of the Lake).

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sparrowssavvy
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Pickpick

Such a fun read! Highly recommend. Absolutely loved her first book and when this finally came out, I was thrilled. The writing is more witty and sharp even than her first book, and just had me laughing with some of the one liners. Great cast of characters and I loved how all the storylines and characters all came together in the end. I would absolutely love it if there was a sequel!

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sparrowssavvy
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Loved Marie Phillip's book Gods Behaving Badly, so am excited to read this one! Off to a good start so far!

BookFreakOut That sounds so fun! 7y
sparrowssavvy @BookFreakOut it is! It is such a light hearted, fun read! If you haven't read Gods Behaving Badly by the author, I would highly recommend that as well! 7y
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KerriNTurner
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Truly hilarious. A must for fans of Monty Python or Mel Brooks movies. Had me giggling the whole way through.