Order of the Golden Sprout The New Robert Rankin Fan Club

I stopped reading Stephen King’s books a while ago as I was finding them formulaic. However, this one was recommended to me as something different. And it was. This is a fairy tale written in the old fashioned style and is the standard tale of a usurped throne and a wrongly imprisoned, handsome prince, but I’d say it’s definitely for the adult market.

The style of the writing is very entertaining, especially the way the sing song ‘Once upon a time’ voice deals with things like the king’s erectile problems and his reluctance to perform his husbandly duties. Also, it is quite thought provoking over the creation of evil, a reasonably good person being a bit thoughtless and neglectful being all it needs.

I enjoyed this book very much and found the style quite refreshing.