The Rock and the Bird Condition:Very Good Nimona and Lord Blackheart are

Nimona and Lord Blackheart are about to wreak some serious havoc

their damp shirts clinging to their chests

Agatha Award winner Chris Grabenstein uses rib-tickling humor to create the perfect tale for his quirky characters

but knowing that she must fight

The Rock and the Bird Condition:Very Good Nimona and Lord Blackheart areThere once was a rock which stood old and alone amidst a stretch of sand. For a long time it knew nothing except the lapping waves of the sea. Then one day a noisy bird came to rest on the rockand began to annoy the rock with its endless chatter. Despite their hostile beginnings, the two began a friendship that evolved and changed over many years. Then one day when the bird did not return to the rock, the rock knew that his friend had died. And his