The Great Clown Kidnap of 1572: Book of Forth, cartea 1

Scandalous clown, comic dancer, and charming beauty, Isabella performs with the absurdist, irreverent and acrobatic troupe the Fortunati Brothers, who have just been offered their big chance at fame and it's accompanying fortune. But to get to the gig - the wedding of the sister of the King of France- they must cross a country at war. The War of Religions is a battle between the political and powerful Roman Church who claim all moral decisions must be made by them, at a cost, and rebellious 'Protestors' who believe Right and Wrong cannot be bought and sold. Protestors who own Bibles printed in their own languages are imprisoned, their property confiscated, and then they are burnt at the stake. A Protestor - Serge- has a desperate plan to save his imprisoned family by kidnapping the Clowns and demanding that the King release the Protestors in exchange for them. This puts not only the Fortunati's success, but also their lives, in danger.