Plague! Shadow of the Rat King: The Laugh Out Loud Feel Good British Comedy about the Undertaker who Started the Great Plague of London to Save his Dying Business!

"Plague is a RIOT! I can't remember the last time I had this much fun while reading! If you love dark British humor, you should stop whatever you're doing right now and start reading this story." ***** Thorn Greenwood, Royal RoadIt is 1665. Wannabe actor Clive Hucklefish has come to London seeking fame and fortune. But his hopes are dashed by an infectious new contagion: actresses! Yes, the merry monarch, Charles II, has finally allowed women to play (with?) themselves on stage! With all the best parts taken, Clive joins a band of undertakers whose business is dying (in every sense), for the undertakers’ arch-nemesis, the Alchemist, will stop at nothing to see death ended forever!But when Clive falls hopelessly in love with the Alchemist's daughter, Clive receives a timely summons from the furry godfather of all ratkind, with an offer he simply cannot refuse...Based on the award-winning PLAGUE! The Musical, this #dark comedy is sure to prove infectious to lovers of #historical fiction #low fantasy #surreal humour and #coming-of-age #weak-to-strong #cozy #romantic #adventures!WARNING! Symptoms include a nasty fetish for historical detail, absurd footnotes, and a tendency to break out into song mid-sentence! Past sufferers of C.J.Sansom, Terry Pratchett and Jonathan Stroud may have low immunity! May or may not prove satirical of more recent pandemic responses...PLAGUE! Shadow of the Rat King - have YOU caught it yet?More Praise for Plague! Shadow of the Rat King!Ranked Rising Star for Historical Fiction on Royal Road."If you have been secretly wishing that someone would find a lost Terry Pratchett novel tucked in a desk somewhere… tough luck there isn't one. Instead we have Plague! Shadow of the Rat King. We all type LOL, but how many time have you actually disrupted a coffee shop? Superb madcap fun!" ***** Bruce Friedrich, Royal Road"If you're looking for well-written dark comedy along the lines of Blackadder, or maybe Johnathan L. Howard's Johannes Cabal series with a bit less less edge, you've found the right story! Packed to the gills with wit!" **** Fachefaucheaux, Royal Road"Probably the best written story I've read on RR. Brimming with life and adventure." **** Bulbus, Royal RoadPraise for Plague! The MusicalAwarded 2008 sell-out show status at the Edinburgh Fringe. Also named a Mervyn Stutter 'Pick Of The Fringe'"One of the most ridiculous, outrageous, over the top and watchable pieces of musical theatre in a long time!" What's On Stage"Astoundingly good!" British Theatre Guide"This is what you come to the fringe for!" The Stage Read more