Bringing the unknown relative to his nearby hunting lodge, his majesty, gives him what else, wine, numerous toasts follow, to this and that, anything will do and before long, slips under the table (a drugged wine bottle from Michael also, seems a little redundant). This man hates King Rudolf, believing, he deserves the throne, not the alcoholic, lazy brother. the amused monarch has a big laugh, so do the others and makes plans to trick his older, half brother by a morganatic marriage ( unequal social rank, no titles inherited by the "inferior") Black Michael, a nickname which describes his character perfectly. Can you imagine the King while hunting with a royal entourage, discovers the visitor, with that face.his own. The traveler decides unwisely to explore an interesting Ruritanian forest on foot, he's in no hurry, has all the time in the world, not a surprise getting sleepy and lies down, falls quickly into a deep slumber, the dreams men have aren't always pleasant. the cause of this embarrassing connection). Rudolf is curious to see his distant cousin and look- alike, Rudolf the Fifth ( a century old family affair. Set in the 1890's, a new king, is to be crowned, in this remote Eastern European nation. Rudolf Rassendyll an Englishman, takes a vacation to Ruritania don't look on a map to find it, you won't. 2021 read: Red headed, large nosed Rudolph Rassendyll (great name) has any uncanny resemblance to the adult heir to the Ruritanian throne, and by a quirk of fate is forced/agrees to impersonate him at his coronation after a failed coup! However, twists and turns result in Rudolph having to impersonate the King for a longer period of time and also lead the rescue of the Prisoner of Zenda which will release him from his predicament and foil the coup plot! The problem is that the coup attempt is ongoing, the Prisoner of Zenda is the King (not a spoiler, as this is made clear very early on), and the King's betrothed Princess begins to fall for Rudolph!Īdventure ahoy! That's right this is a good old fashioned almost fairy-tale-esque adventure, but without the fantasy element This being a swashbuckling adventure there's swords, moats, castles and skulduggery aplenty, and I loved every Goddamn minute of reading this purely escapist read that threw me back to watching Errol Flynn movies made in the golden Hollywood Years and aired repeatedly in the 1970s and 1980s in the UK.
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