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Misadventurous #3
Misadventurous Epsiode Three: The Red Ninja Cometh
Adventuring looks so easy on paper, but in the real world, well…
MISADVENTUROUS is a series of fantasy-comedy novellas where adventuring is big business and both ninjas and pirates need to learn to get along.
After finding themselves success-adjacent when they accidentally thwarted a Dark Lord’s plans, the group is now tasked with a simple investigation into the return of the Red Ninja to Tirith. But no sooner did they get the assignment than they cast their instructions to the wind and started planning an elaborate trap to capture the elusive thief.
Both Beden and Jyden have issues coming to terms with their forced collectivism, but as they struggle to make their voices heard, they risk blocking out everything that matters. Both come to a sort of truce, but Jyden also gets an offer from her past that could change everything for her, and the group, should she decide to go her own way.
MISADVENTUROUS is a series of fantasy-comedy novellas where adventuring is big business and both ninjas and pirates need to learn to get along.
After finding themselves success-adjacent when they accidentally thwarted a Dark Lord’s plans, the group is now tasked with a simple investigation into the return of the Red Ninja to Tirith. But no sooner did they get the assignment than they cast their instructions to the wind and started planning an elaborate trap to capture the elusive thief.
Both Beden and Jyden have issues coming to terms with their forced collectivism, but as they struggle to make their voices heard, they risk blocking out everything that matters. Both come to a sort of truce, but Jyden also gets an offer from her past that could change everything for her, and the group, should she decide to go her own way.
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Published December 3, 2021
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About the author
Shawn Drew
11 books1 followerAfter years of being accused of living in a fantasy world by a litany of parents, teachers, exes, currents, pets, clergy, councilors, counselors, crossing guards, taxi drivers, other drivers, and even an ambassador, Shawn finally got the message and decided to write in one as well. Misadventurous, the culmination of that effort, is a series of comedy novellas set in a fantasy world where dragons are real, heroic adventuring is Big Business, and things always seem just a bit on the zany side of realistic.
The story draws upon hours and hours of a youth (and adulthood) spent devouring fantasy media of all kinds, enough to know what tropes to embrace and what tropes were ripe for parody. Something about fantasy literature resonated with him, something about the story of the nobody who goes on to do great things. But he best not read too much into either end of that.
While the fantasy literature of old had plenty of adventure and excitement, it also often took itself a little too seriously sometimes, to ridiculous effect. So why not lean into it? Who says a king can’t deliver mail via trebuchet after a disagreement with the postal guild? Who says a lonely giant slug can’t collect love trophies on a secluded island? And who says the job of killing monsters and raiding dungeons can’t be conglomerated and optimized? Well, no one. Until now, possibly!
Look for new episodes of Misadventurous every month or so, or as Shawn’s addled mind is able to settle down and write them. More details about the world are available at https://www.misadventurousbook.com/
The story draws upon hours and hours of a youth (and adulthood) spent devouring fantasy media of all kinds, enough to know what tropes to embrace and what tropes were ripe for parody. Something about fantasy literature resonated with him, something about the story of the nobody who goes on to do great things. But he best not read too much into either end of that.
While the fantasy literature of old had plenty of adventure and excitement, it also often took itself a little too seriously sometimes, to ridiculous effect. So why not lean into it? Who says a king can’t deliver mail via trebuchet after a disagreement with the postal guild? Who says a lonely giant slug can’t collect love trophies on a secluded island? And who says the job of killing monsters and raiding dungeons can’t be conglomerated and optimized? Well, no one. Until now, possibly!
Look for new episodes of Misadventurous every month or so, or as Shawn’s addled mind is able to settle down and write them. More details about the world are available at https://www.misadventurousbook.com/
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