Fast-moving fantasy, in which a dismissed fiddler meets up with a princess in disguise in order to win back the kingdom. While I was reading I thought that the one word to best describe this would be "rollicking" and I still think that's the right one. Lots of action, a bit of humour, a side-kick cat and the title's correct, lots of misadventures - Sebastian has a positive genius for them. All in all a quick fun read, like eating popcorn: enjoyable enough while it lasts but not a lot of substance.