Igor, A Total Disaster

The worst assistant in the kingdom working for its greatest villain — armed only with a broom, endless optimism, and absolutely no clue what’s really going on.

Igor has spent his whole life cleaning rooms, chasing bats out of toilets, and helping at his parents’ disastrous inn, the Rampant Cockroach. So when the mysterious Lord Malsifer advertises for an assistant, Igor is convinced it’s the opportunity of a lifetime.
There’s just one problem: Malsifer is an actual dark lord plotting to conquer the kingdom.
But Igor is so hopelessly optimistic — and so catastrophically bad at understanding evil — that he mistakes deadly trials for gardening exercises, monstrous creatures for household pests, and sinister plots for party preparations. Somehow, against all logic, his clumsiness becomes the greatest threat to villainy itself.

• A brilliantly funny comedy of misunderstandings: the story’s humour comes from the irresistible contrast between Lord Malsifer’s evil plans and Igor’s innocent, optimistic interpretation of everything around him.
• An accidental hero readers will love: Igor has no powers, no heroic skills and no idea he is saving the day: only a broom, a mop, and years of experience in pest control.
• A gothic-fantasy world with a comic twist: Castles, monsters, lava lakes and dark lords are mixed with grotesque food, absurd anachronisms and playful “gross-out” details perfect for young readers.