Jester is a "medieval" fantasy set in a post-diaspora world, in which humans have fled to a new continent after destroying their original homeland in a magical catastrophe. Now, some two centuries later, they have successfully re-established their civilization and spread through their new lands, despite conflicts among kingdoms and between humans and the land's original inhabitants. The protagonist, Morley, is a human dwarf (that is, the achondroplastic kind, not the Tolkein kind) who has survived an abusive childhood and is now serving as a court jester. When he is offered the chance to become "normal", he accepts—but there will be a high price, and one he becomes increasingly unwilling to pay.
