Hi guys. My name is Darryl Hughes and I'd like to tell you about my latest work the "Chevalier: The Queen's Mouseketeer" series of fairy tale fantasy adventures for kids and some of my other work. First a little bit about the Chevalier series which is best described as "the Princess Bride meets the Lord of The Rings in a Disney/Pixar film written in Dr. Seuss rhyme starring a mouse":
CHEVALIER THE QUEEN'S MOUSEKETEER: THE HITHER AND YON
Created/written by Darryl Hughes
Artwork by Monique MacNaughton
Pages: 38 pages
Recommended for 4 to 10
Price: $2.99
"Within the kingdom walls was a dreamer,
who's dreams carried him to lands far away.
Where wild imagined heroic flights,
and thrilling sword battles with dark knights,
were the aspirations of a blacksmith mouse named Chevalier..."
A potpourri of the literary influences and artistic styles that inspired it's creation, and based on the exciting romantic fairy tale fantasy adventure online comic for kids of the same name, "Chevalier The Queen's Mouseketeer: The Hither and Yon" is an illustrated book that blends elements of comicbook and storybook, fairy tale and fantasy adventure, that is rendered in stylized graphic illustrations and told in a lyrical prose for young readers. Here is the plot:
In the magical realm of The Hither and Yon the noble kingdoms of The Land Ever After and The Far, Far Away are on the verge of war. A sinister plot is in play. The young Princess Faere of the land of The Shire, betrothed to Prince Charming of the Land Ever After, has been mysteriously kidnapped. And all the evidence of the foul deed points to The Far, Far Away.
With his kingdom on the verge of war with Ever After, Chevalier the mouse (a blacksmith who yearns for adventure and fancies himself a dashing "mouseketeer") vows to find the missing Princess, bring her back in time to stop the war between the kingdoms--And fulfill his destiny.
PREVIEW:
I have included some sample pages of "Chevalier The Queen's Mouseketeer: The Hither and Yon" for your perusal that I think you will enjoy:
Chevalier preview (click image to enlarge):
http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2013/085/a/8/chevalier_preview_by_amberchrome-d5zeq8j.jpgAnd book two of the series "Chevalier The Queen's Mouseketeer: For Queen and Country" continues the exciting romantic fairy tale fantasy adventure tale of Chevalier the mouse and his desperate quest to save a kidnapped princess and stop a war between two noble kingdoms that began in "The Hither and Yon":
CHEVALIER THE QUEEN'S MOUSEKETEER: FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY
Created/written by Darryl Hughes
Artwork by Monique MacNaughton
Pages: 46 pages
Recommended for 4 to 10
Price: $2.99
"Mark me well, oh my Queen,
and of each word do take care.
For of this on my honor,
hand to heart, I do swear.
That before two noble kingdoms do in battle ensnare,
I will return from harms way--The young Princess Faere."
Pledging himself before the High Queen of the Far, Far Away to the task of finding the princess Faere, kidnapped by evil betrayers to the kingdom Ever After in a sinister plot to return the realm of Hither and Yon to it's war-like days, mouseketeer Chevalier and his nephew and squire Tom-Tom begin the long journey of their heroes quest to return the kidnapped princess before she is stolen away by the sea--And stop two noble kingdoms on a collision course to war.
PREVIEW:
I have included some sample pages of "Chevalier The Queen's Mouseketeer: For Queen and Country" for your perusal that I think you will enjoy:
Chevalier preview (click image to enlarge):
http://th07.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/f/2014/013/5/e/chevalier_book_2_preview_by_amberchrome-d723451.jpg"Chevalier The Queen's Mouseketeer: The Hither and Yon" and "Chevalier The Queen's Mouseketeer: For Queen and Country", the first two books in a four book fairy tale fantasy adventure series for kids by writer/creator Darryl Hughes and artist Monique MacNaughton. It's a fabled fairy tale of enor-mouse proportions.
REVIEWS:
"This book is gorgeous. Set in the magical land of the Hither and Yon and it's equally magical neighbors, Monique MacNaughton's artwork nicely compliments Darryl Hughes' tale of a young mouse who yearns to be a hero and how he gets his start, despite his tiny stature. As becomes obvious by the end, this is but the beginning of a series. Chevalier is going to have all the opportunity for derring do he ever wanted, and maybe even more then he bargained for. I certainly intend to be along for the rest of his adventures." -- Kay Shapero, Ursa Major Awards
"It's polished artwork and timeless storytelling makes this a book that can be enjoyed by young and old readers alike." -- The Drunk Duck Awards 2013
"Beautiful art. I really envy it's wonderful narration. Definitely appeals to all ages." -- The Drunk Duck Awards 2014
"The pictures are adorable...The storyline, rhyming, and pictures are fantastic." - Enigma Bookstore
AWARDS:
WINNER -- The Drunk Duck Award "Best All Ages Comic" 2013
WINNER -- The Drunk Duck Award "Best All Ages Comic" 2014
THE CHEVALIER SERIES ON KINDLE:

"CHEVALIER THE QUEEN'S MOUSEKETEER: THE HITHER AND YON" - BOOK ONE $2.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DW3LZY2
"CHEVALIER THE QUEEN'S MOUSEKETEER: FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY" - BOOK TWO $2.99
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00KUCPL8YDee