William Grey is in a lot of trouble. He just doesn't know it yet.Raised by monks, he's never left his village, never lifted a sword, and doesn't believe in magic. In search of his fortune so he can marry his childhood sweetheart, he stumbles into the clutches of Feydor Foolson, the evil eunuch jester to the King of Anglonia.Feydor is also in trouble. He has poisoned the King, upset the priesthood, and his baleful witch mother is on his back. The solution? Steal the Crystal of Life from a distant land, a quest for which William is his perfect cover. Will our unwitting hero wake up and smell the nettle tea? Will he unravel the false tidings and defeat the feline guardian of the crystal? Or will his first mission be his last?False Tidings is a tale of witches, a jester, a kings, a queen, a deadly pet monkey, a matriarchal goblin-like race, a reluctant hero, an evil priesthood, a love affair that ranges over a continent, and a magical crystal. And fake news. Don't forget the fake news.What readers have said about False Tidings :'A rich pageant of plotting, intrigue and laughs"I was alternately spellbound and in fits of laughter - a brilliant debut"Well researched, informative and u0026 gripping"Fake news goes medieval with a hero, a vicious monkey, a jester, evil witches and a magical crystal."Captivates from start to finish"Brings the fun back to the hero's journey"I was drawn in from the very start"If you like fantasy that doesn't take itself too seriously you'll like this. And if you take your fantasy very seriously, you'll love it!'