A Fool’s Errand (In All Jest Book 1)

“Be careful — pick this up and expect to put your life on hold. You won’t care about anything else until you’ve finished.”

Lani didn’t want to be a dying man’s last hope.

When she stumbles onto Ashantha bleeding out in a cave outside of town, he begs her to protect the jewel that cost him his life — changing everything.

Did she find him by accident or were unseen forces at play?

Unwittingly bound to a secret society of Jesters and hunted by Derk assassins, Lani discovers the jewel is an ancient amulet — its secret sealed behind a crumbling magical barrier that should have protected the world forever.

What begins as a simple search for answers quickly becomes a deadly pursuit across Dharatan. To survive, Lani must reach the only person Ashantha said could be trusted.

If the amulet falls into the wrong hands, the cost won’t just be her life.

It will be the end of the world as they know it.

If you love the intricate political intrigue of Robin Hobb’s Realm of the Elderlings, the underdog-becomes-hero arc of Brandon Sanderson’s Mistborn, or the spy-meets-fantasy world of Brent Weeks’ Night Angel trilogy — Lani’s world of Dharatan was built for you.

A Fool’s Errand is Book 1 of the In All Jest series. Books 1–3 (A Fool’s Errand, Fool Me Twice, and Spire of Fools) are available now, with more of Dharatan’s story on the way.

What people are saying about this series:

““The story grows you as you read — and you can’t help but keep reading to see what happens next.”

“Beautifully written, fast paced, with clever and detailed characters. I was hooked from the start.”

“Enthralling. I was sad to have to return to normal life.”

“The story takes what we know as fools and develops them into an undercover spy network. Intriguing.”

New to Dharatan? Start with Cut In Half, a standalone prequel story available now — the perfect entry point into the world of the In All Jest series.