The Rose Review
A Three-Star Story
Every story in the Wingfeather Tales has a different way of telling itself. This one is told in poetry. In “The Ballad of Lanric and Rube,” Jonathan Rogers brings a footnote from On the Edge of the Dark Sea of Darkness to life.
“The Ballad of Lanric and Rube” is a song (tale) about two neighbors and fourth cousins named Lanric and Rube who are closer than brothers. Unfortunately, they both fall in love with the same lady and resolve to fight to resolve their problem. Even more unfortunately, their strength is evenly matched. “The Ballad of Lanric and Rube” is a funny poem that is almost guaranteed to make you smile.
[“The Ballad of Lanric and Rube” is the fifth tale in the six-story collection, The Wingfeather Tales, edited by Andrew Peterson and published by Rabbit Room Press.]
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