This novella was an absolute delight—no surprise there since pretty much everything Kingfisher writes is a delight. Oliver is a minor mage, he only knows three spells, but his village sends him on a quest to find rain & bring it back to their village anyway. Off he goes...meeting cannibal ghouls, a boy who makes harps out of bones, and at least one murderer along the way. Plenty of laugh out loud moments, as always, and a really fun read.