| Title | : | Legend Of The Silver Codpiece: The Cockatrice Enigma (A Raunchy Fantasy Picaresque) (The Bawdy Bard Book 2) |
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| ISBN | : | 1990159184 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9781990159183 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 253 |
| Publication | : | Published June 15, 2022 |
John Delphi, the Bawdy Bard, famed saviour of Hummelfort, has found his girl, got his Estate in Io’s Breath, hung up his lute… and put on about 30 pounds of aimlessness. His wife, Deidre, long-lost lover and woman of his dreams, cannot stand to be married to the bloated husk he has become. So, before the bard knows it, he is back on the road, divorce papers in hand, in search of adventure.
A chance meeting at a gingerbread bordello gives the bard a new the Duchy of Cockinghamshire. Far to the east, near the border with the Kingdom of Deferensia, unrest builds. A false Duke sits in the palace as his brother languishes in a foreign prison, a rebellious noble leads an uprising against him, a shoemaker dreams of breaking free of his own life of comfort, a battle nun hunts a forest witch. The bard himself has a date with destiny, a conjured spirit from time long past, a spectre with a story about a magical artifact of untold
The Silver Codpiece.
As the ranks of the bard’s troupe of misfits swell, so too do their problems (and the bard’s tumescence). But Delphi’s magic will only go so far. Will the new band come together in time to seize both fate and the high-quality male fashion accessory?
This one’s in the key of D Major.
Legend Of The Silver The Cockatrice Enigma is the second book in the Bawdy Bard comedic fantasy series. If you like dirty humour, potent magic, and strong flatulence, you'll love Andrew Marc Rowe's obscenely fascinating adventure.
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Legend Of The Silver Codpiece: The Cockatrice Enigma (A Raunchy Fantasy Picaresque) (The Bawdy Bard Book 2) Reviews
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I learned from reading “The Bawdy Bard” that Andrew Marc Rowe has a way with words and I am confident in saying that this distinct talent has certainly carried forward into “Legend of the Silver Codpiece.” I don’t think I know anyone else who can come up with so many puns or turns of phrase as him! The names of people and places in these books … it never fails to both impress me and make me snort-laugh.
Legend of the Silver Codpiece is a ribald romp that includes fairies, witches, elves, and even a nun. Yes, you read that right – this book has a nun. She’s no regular nun though but you’ll have to read it yourself to find out more.
While this book is hilarious and just as bawdy as the first, there is also this charming undercurrent of love and togetherness: “Robin looked around and all he could do was feel. And it felt familiar. They were home.” Love that!
I really enjoyed reading both of these books. “Legend of the Silver Codpiece” is a fantastic follow up to “The Bawdy Bard” and I look forward to reading many more off-color adventures of John Delphi. -
THE LEGEND OF THE SILVER CODPIECE is another unrated fantasy sex comedy by the writer of THE BAWDY BARD. The Bard possesses the power of magic in his music that allows him to bring out the best(ish) in people but is otherwise out of his control. Which is good because the country he lives in is full of sexually repressed violent homophobes and religious hypocrites. If you don't want that sort of thing then you might give this one a pass because our author is utterly brutal to them. Even more so here than in the previous volume.
Perhaps the most serious part of the book is the opening parody of the Bard's happy ending from the first book where he, after a decade of suffering, finally unites with his true love and they're married. Well, that didn't work out. Unlike the actual Middle Ages, no fault divorce is a possibility here and the Bard heads on out like Austin Powers after discovering Vanessa was a Fembot.
Peculiarly, this book is actually a parody of the entire Robin Hood mythos and incorporates Robin, Friar Tuck, and all the rest. I was surprised the Bard wasn't Alan a Dale but I suppose he couldn't ever be allowed to be a minor character in someone else's saga. If you wonder how Robin Hood can exist on another world than Earth, well, you are taking this way too seriously. Each chapter opens with quotes from Robin Hood: Men in Tights and Harold and Kumar (among others) for a sense of how serious the book takes itself. It is a fun, silly, irreverent and thoroughly filthy work that actually never does much than hint at actual sex.
Quite enjoyable. -
The laughs are greater!
Andrew Marc Rowe's first book, The Bawdy Bard, killed am entire slow work day with its crude humor and underlying message. I expected I would find no less with a bigger helping in the Silver Codpiece...it was more! From the delightful little references to different movies as chapter headers to segue into the scene, to my personal favorite: profanity delivered in archaic speech, this book would not allow me to contain my laughter in the work place.
When we see our raunchy hero, John Delphi, at the start, his life calls him out from mediocrity. His feather Ren hat and trusty lute bring him out to wander anew.
Its a whole new adventure of hijinks and crude hilarity, with clear inspiration of some of the best of comedy. There's scenes of fairy tales and legends told from a comedic angle, and its a surefire
way to lighten even the foulest day. Great job, Mr. Rowe. Count me in for book 3. (You just can't say the title without properly blushing) -
Even campier than the first! We don't get as much of the Bawdy Bard himself in this book, but Rowe has a steady stream of fresh (and filthy) characters to pique our interest as he expands the world he built in the first book.
This book is hilarious, but if you're the sort to clutch your pearls, do yourself a favour and take them off before you break the string, because once again Rowe has reached the apex of vulgarity, teetered drunkenly, and kept on climbing up some further slope only visible to himself. I can't even look at the fairies in my local enchanted forest without blushing. That said, I left my paperback copy out on my step on the solstice for them and they haven't returned it yet, so... -
Just like the first book, this is excellent. The writing is lyrical and there are subtle "feel good" themes woven into the story. The one note of caution is that this book is really raunchy! I think it is even more overtly raunchy (some might even say vulgar) than the first. If you are prudish or even just uncomfortable with the mechanics of sex, you should probably avoid this. If those things don't bother you much, you are in for a great read!
