William Bradshaw and Fool's Gold

William Bradshaw #4

by Arthur Daigle, John Hrubesch (Illustrator)

William Bradshaw has been trapped on the world of Other Place as King of the Goblins for an entire year, no small accomplishment! In that time he’s beaten the army of Kervol Ket, destroyed the dreaded Staff of Skulls and most recently buried the immortal madmen of the Eternal Army. He’s also managed to keep from being driven mad by his short, stupid and mildly crazy goblin followers, who respect him even if they won’t listen to him. Now he faces a greater challenge, matrimony. Lydia Lajcak of the Fairy Godmothers has arrived in the Kingdom of the Goblins to find Will a wife. It turns out that being broke and in charge of a nation of idiots isn’t the relationship killer Will thought it was. Lydia isn’t taking no for an answer, and she’s got seventy clients eager to meet Will and desperate enough to put up with his goblins. Is marital bliss in Will’s future? But the search for true love takes a turn for the worse when an assassin attacks Will and Lydia. More assassins follow, each one more deadly than the last and sent by Quentin Peck, the richest man on Other Place. Peck has killers, mercenaries, magic weapons, golems, lawyers and the home court advantage when Will tracks him to the city of Nolod. Will is determined to win or go down fighting with his enthusiastic fire scepter, countless goblins, troll bodyguards, magic mirror and Lydia. Now if he only knew why Peck wants him dead.

286 pages, Kindle Edition

Published June 8, 2017

Reviews

[deborah o'carroll (offline during 2026) · Rating 5 out of 5]

Utterly MARVELOUS in every way. Best Will Bradshaw book yet and going on my top-favorites of the year list. Hilarious AND clever. I love Will and the other characters so much. I stayed up past 1:30 a.m. to finish this because I couldn't put it down. On to the next book!

[Brevan]

This is another great and funny book about Will and his pesky goblin friends, and is sure to make you laugh!

[Gabby Hillier · Rating 5 out of 5]

HE"S BAAACK!!! I was so excited to read this book, because of course GOBLINS I heart them so much. It was everything I was expecting and so much more as always. I got me a big ol' dose of adventure and humor oh lots and lots of humor, but this time we see a bit more edge to Will this time and it is let me tell you here its quite expected I mean with all the stuff and the stuff. Poor Will tho not only does he have to figure out why this new person wants to kill him ( man does this guy have a target on his back) BUt he also has to deal with trying to get set up to get married. Yeah drink that one in. All in all another awesome amazing wonderful funny action-packed adventuresome book that again had me yelling at the end well that it was the end. I never want them to end ='( GO GET THE BOOK!!

[Ami · Rating 5 out of 5]

Arthur Daigle is an extremely creative and talented wordsmith and I throughly enjoyed this and all of his other works. It is rare to find a book that has lots of action, many fantasy elements and delightfully diverse characters in laugh-out-loud comedy situations as well as major battles. But, Daigle has accomplished this rarity several times. And I am privileged and happy to read such entertaining tales. I intend to read them all. I’m also very glad his novels are available on Kindle Unlimited. I highly recommend them and hope you enjoy as much as I did.

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[Senoria Gibson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mr Niff is the coolest goblin ever.

Yet another amazing story in this series! I love the character development, especially all the things Will is learning to do with his magic items.
Mr Niff again proves himself to be the most awesome goblin ever as he and Vial bring the fight to a whole new level.
Lydia is a wonderful addition to the group. I do think he needs to renegotiate with Twain to be allowed to travel more.

[Lauren · Rating 5 out of 5]

These books are so much fun. I’m much more vindictive than Will Bradshaw but I love that he does give the ppl he comes across more than one opportunity to change their ways and turn down another path! I love the goblins and the trolls! I love the wit with which Daigle writes. And I love the world of Other Place.

[Caitlin · Rating 4 out of 5]

Of course facing down all these trials doesn't mean William gets a break. Instead, he's got to deal with another enemy... and a fairy godmother trying to marry him off.

Another funny, snarky installment, a bit more gritty and realistic in places, but still mostly light entertainment.

[Sandra Peterman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Uh, so good.

It was a true pleasure to read this one. Lawsuits, magic and love all in one place. Also, why are you reading this review when you can be reading the book.

[Galiema Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Thank you Mr Daigle! I am a big fan of King Will. I thought Fool's Gold was the best one yet.

[Theresa · Rating 5 out of 5]

You may not have thought about it, but this book answers the question of what happens if lawyers had magic. (If you're shuddering, just remember -don't make them angry.) Remember, I warned you!

I have thoroughly enjoyed the previous installments of the William Bradshaw series and this one tops them all in my opinion. The plot is rich and the character development is on par as usual. This particular installment is slightly darker in tone than the previous ones, but is still suitable for older children and adults.

Will thought he had encountered (and survived) every kind of adversary that could come after him and his friends. However, he was not expecting to be ambushed by the richest man on Other Place, Quentin Peck. He becomes more dangerous with each unsuccessful attack, until even Will questions how far Peck will go. As he's joined by his loyal followers and new friends alike, he's left to wonder why the man wants him dead.