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3	A hilarious young adult fantasy series by Philip Caveney that follows the adventures of a RagtagBunchOfMisfits: Sebastian, a half-human half-elf jester who just isn't funny, Max, Sebastian's stubborn buffalope who never stops complaining, and Cornelius, a warrior midget.
4	The books are, in order:
5	* ''Sebastian Darke: Prince of Fools''
6	* ''Sebastian Darke: Prince of Pirates''
7	* ''Sebastian Darke: Prince of Explorers''
8	* ''Sebastian Darke: Prince of Spies''
9	* ''A Buffalope's Tale'' (spin-off)
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12	!!Tropes that apply to the series:
13	* BaldOfEvil: It is revealed that [[spoiler: King Septimus]] is actually wearing a wig.
14	* BigBad: [[spoiler: King Septimus]] in the first book and [[spoiler:Captain Trencherman]] in the second.
15	* CallARabbitASmeerp: This happens a lot. For example, sharks are called "kelfers."
16	* CannotTellAJoke: The reason why Sebastian is terrible at being a jester.
17	* DeathByMaterialism: If only [[spoiler:Leonora]] hadn't held on to [[spoiler:Sebastian's backpack full of treasure]], she might have survived.
18	* DisneyVillainDeath: In the first book, [[spoiler: King Septimus dies when he falls off the castle trying to grab his wig, which Sebastian took off.]]
19	** [[spoiler:Leonora]] from the second book plummets to her death when she grabs onto [[spoiler:the backpack where Sebastian was keeping some of the gold. He lets go of it, causing it to fall off the bridge, with Leonora still holding on to it.]]
20	* HalfHumanHybrid: Sebastian is half-human (his father's side) and half-elf (his mother's side). As a result, he has PointedEars, causing most people to mistake him for an elf, and him having to awkwardly explain that he's only half-elf.
21	* HappyHarlequinHat: Sebastian wears one in the first book, which makes an appearance on the front cover. However, he burns it near the beginning of the second book. [[spoiler:He gets a new one near the end of the third book.]]
22	* InterspeciesRomance: Sebastian's father was a human, and his mother was an elf.
23	* JustDesserts: [[spoiler:Captain Trencherman]] is eaten in one bite by a huge kelfer.
24	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: Near the beginning of the first book, Sebastian fights off a group of werewolf-like creatures called lupers.
25	* PirateGirl: Jenna Storm from the second book.
26	* PointedEars: Sebastian has these, due to being half-elf.
27	* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Multiple examples:
28	** At the beginning of the second book, Sebastian and his friends are ambushed by a giant snake.
29	** Later on, they encounter giant, dinosaur-like creatures called yarkles.
30	* SavageWolves: The aforementioned lupers.
31	* ThreateningShark: The kelfers are this in spades, especially a particular kelfer who is big, white, covered in scars, and seems to be following the heroes...

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