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A Wonderful Day for a Quest

By: Michael Young
Narrated by: Kevin Perkins
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One prophecy. Two possible heroes. And absolutely no clarity on which one it is.

Wizard Jackdaw has finally deciphered the Uppercase Prophecy, a mysterious riddle that reveals the fate of the entire kingdom. There is just one small problem.

The kingdom's only hope lies in… someone.

With a crucial piece missing, it is unclear whether that "someone" is a gallant knight destined for greatness or a sub-assistant goat herder with a very similar name and significantly fewer qualifications.

To find the truth, both are sent on a quest to unravel the three parts of the Riddle of Ages. If they succeed, they might stop ELM, a surprisingly small Dark Lord with very large ambitions to disrupt the kingdom's all-important magic bean harvest.

If they fail, magic bean production will collapse, the kingdom will fall into darkness, and the world will be deprived of its most sacred treasure: magic-bean burritos.

No pressure.

With time running out, the unlikely heroes must rely on a washed-up wizard, an un-distressed damsel, and a thoroughly rejected evil sidekick. What follows is a wildly unpredictable adventure full of wrong turns, questionable decisions, and just enough luck to keep things from completely falling apart.

This novelization of the musical A Wonderful Day for a Quest includes 99% more humorous footnotes and 100% more chaos.

Perfect for readers who love:

  • Laugh-out-loud fantasy packed with absurd twists
  • Parodies of classic quest stories and heroic tropes
  • Misfit heroes who succeed despite themselves
  • Fast-paced, binge-worthy fantasy adventures

For fans of Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams, and delightfully ridiculous quests that refuse to behave.

Two heroes. One prophecy. And a kingdom that really needs those beans.

©2020 Michael D. Young (P)2026 Michael D. Young
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A Wonderful Day for a Quest, written by Michael Young and narrated by Kevin Perkins is a short, fun listen that encapsulates all of our favourite tropes from the fantasy realm along with an abundance of wit and humour. Beautifully narrated by Kevin Perkins, I was chuckling all the way, not least in respect of the narrator (the Wizard Jackdaw, 3rd cousin to Merlin) and the sidebar narrations which had me howling

A fun listen and so much potential to be so much more.

Thank you to StoryOrigins, Michael Young and the narrator Kevin Perkins for this lovely ALC. My review is left voluntarily and all opinions are my own

A Fun Fantasy Full of your Favourite Tropes

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A Goatherd, a Wizard, a Wotzit and a Prophecy. Chuck in a plethora of Tolkienesque creatures and some not-so-veiled references to classic fantasy and you've got a witty, perfectly narrated, tale of a quest for a hero who otherwise would never amount to a hill of beans (Luna, Blue or otherwise)

Special note for the Narrator who really brings the whole story to life

Fantasy with added Funny

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Really great story. there's a lot of action and adventure and a decent amount of mysticism. loved it.

interesting

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