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No Ghosts. A Dance Number. Popcorn. Shakespeare Was Never Like This.

In the riotous Court of Fools, Bill Makepeace—the famed bard of Blackheap Street—finds himself in a most theatrical pickle. His beloved theatre has burned to the ground, the funds to rebuild are nowhere in sight, and lurking in the wings is none other than Obadiah Dregmoor: cockle-seller kingpin and aspiring mollusc-based snacks baron, eager to secure a slice of any future takings.

Makepeace is at a loss... until, from the ashes of his former stage, a new opportunity begins to pop. Quite literally. For this is the age—not of reason, not of enlightenment—but of the corn that pops.

Witty, whimsical, and illustrated throughout, Tales From The Rook: Just As You Like It: Or, If You Really Must (A Comedie) launches a new series set in the richly imagined world of The Rook. Expect daggers, doublets, dodgy deals, and more nods to Shakespeare than you can shake a quill at.