In the first book of the Heroes, Inc. series, the last thing Grover wants to be is a professional hero, but he’ll have to act like one to solve his “problem.”
After the mysterious death of his father, Grover is set to inherit the family fortune. He’ll have security and a life of ease as a gentleman duelist. Everything Grover always wanted. But to get it, the law states his wife must become pregnant within a year. Except time is running out, and his conniving younger brother has poisoned him, so he can’t produce an heir.
With two weeks left to the deadline, Grover sets off to find a “sure thing” cure in the small city of Parda. But what he finds is trouble. While looking for the town apothecary, he wanders into a local pub. There, he is mistaken for an aspiring hero and ends up killing the town villain over the matter of a kitten.
Now Villains R Us wants him dead, and the only person who can help him survive is Cilla, a feisty but uncoordinated hero wannabe. To find his cure, the two aspiring heroes will have to work together to overcome the various villains, duelists, demons, and ex-girlfriends hired to stop Grover.
Can he find the cure before Villains R Us finds him?
Fans have called the first book “adventurous,” “imaginative,” and “a fun read,” comparing the Heroes, Inc. parody series to Robert Asprin’s MythAdventure series, John DeChancie’s Castle Perilous series, and Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series.
If you liked the parody of Bored of the Rings, the zaniness of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, or the whimsy of The Princess Bride, you’ll enjoy this fast-paced and funny origin story of the Heroes, Inc. series.
In the first book of the Heroes, Inc. series, the last thing Grover wants to be is a professional hero, but he’ll have to act like one to solve his “problem.”
After the mysterious death of his father, Grover is set to inherit the family fortune. He’ll have security and a life of ease as a gentleman duelist. Everything Grover always wanted. But to get it, the law states his wife must become pregnant within a year. Except time is running out, and his conniving younger brother has poisoned him, so he can’t produce an heir.
With two weeks left to the deadline, Grover sets off to find a “sure thing” cure in the small city of Parda. But what he finds is trouble. While looking for the town apothecary, he wanders into a local pub. There, he is mistaken for an aspiring hero and ends up killing the town villain over the matter of a kitten.
Now Villains R Us wants him dead, and the only person who can help him survive is Cilla, a feisty but uncoordinated hero wannabe. To find his cure, the two aspiring heroes will have to work together to overcome the various villains, duelists, demons, and ex-girlfriends hired to stop Grover.
Can he find the cure before Villains R Us finds him?
Fans have called the first book “adventurous,” “imaginative,” and “a fun read,” comparing the Heroes, Inc. parody series to Robert Asprin’s MythAdventure series, John DeChancie’s Castle Perilous series, and Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series.
If you liked the parody of Bored of the Rings, the zaniness of Monty Python and the Holy Grail, or the whimsy of The Princess Bride, you’ll enjoy this fast-paced and funny origin story of the Heroes, Inc. series.