Redcaps Rising: A Walter Bailey Misadventure

by P.A. Piatt

“Murder most foul, And evil in the air. Seek the Red Dwarf, Only brave may dare." When Walter Bailey arrived in Mississippi, he discovered the murder of his estranged grandmother was not the random and senseless crime it was reported to be. Accompanied by an unlikely group of heroes, guided by the words of a mad little hermit, opposed by evil beyond his wildest imagination, Walter embarks on an epic quest through an unfamiliar and often hilarious world of magic. As the stakes go up, the price of failure becomes the future of magic on Earth itself. Are Walter and his intrepid companions up to the challenge in a world where anything goes and the truth isn’t always what it seems?

271 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 7, 2018

About the author

P.A. Piatt was born and raised in western Pennsylvania. After his first attempt at college, he joined the Navy to see the world. He started writing as a hobby when he retired in 2005 and published his first novel in 2018.

His published works include the Abner Fortis, International Space Marine Corps mil-sf series, the Walter Bailey Misadventures urban fantasy trilogy, and other full-length novels in both science fiction and horror.

All of his novels and various published short stories can be found on Amazon.

Reviews

[Bruce Parrello · Rating 5 out of 5]

A rollicking road book

This is, in its own way, a quest book, but the fun comes from the wacky road trip on the way there, where Walter tries to maintain his sanity in an increasingly bizarre world populated by goofy magical creatures and even goofier human ones. There are multiple laugh-out-loud moments, and if the end of the quest is not particularly epic, getting there is more than half the fun. Highly recommended.

[L.S. King]

I bought this book on recommendation without looking closely at what it was. So when I started reading this book, my first thought was, "what inna world is this?"
But before long, I was chortling at the humor, the Easter eggs (I love Easter eggs), and tongue-in-cheek references, and even laughed out loud at times while reading on break while at work - which got me strange looks.
One spoiler: I really didn't expect such foul language from elves!