The Charlatan's Boy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781951872489)

"The unusual settings and characters keep the surprises coming, while Rogers's lovely descriptions and distinctive voice keep the pages turning. Faith fiction readers of all ages should enjoy this..." --Publishers Weekly

"I only know one man who might be able to tell me where I come from, and that man is a liar and a fraud."

As far back as he can remember, young Grady has tramped from village to village in the company of a huckster named Floyd. The pair make a scant living by perpetrating hoaxes on the good citizens of the Corenwald frontier-all at Grady's expense. After all, Floyd never gave a moment's consideration to Grady's feelings about being exhibited as "The Ugliest Boy in the World."

But when Floyd stages an elaborate plot to revive Corenwalders' belief in mythical swamp-dwellers known as the feechiefolk, he overshoots the mark: what starts as "The Great Feechie Scare" quickly becomes a widespread panic that threatens the whole countryside. Yet amid all the chaos, Grady discovers a truth that has evaded him all his life--and it will change his path forever.

This new edition of Jonathan Rogers' beloved tale features

• New supplemental material from the author
• All-new illustrations by Joe Hox
• New cover art by Stephen Crotts
• A hardcover design, matching the 20th anniversary editions of the Wilderking Trilogy
• It also smells better than most swamp fiction*

*according to 9/10 leading scent-ists and patent medicine salespeople