Kronos is a fool in the court of King Henry VIII. Jeered for his dwarfism, lauded for his juggling talent...and discreetly desired by noble ladies. When he is caught overhearing scandalous tittle about the latest queen--Katherine Howard--Archbishop Cranmer and his advisors silence him, fearing the fool might spread rumors before they can delicately handle the matter with their irascible monarch. 

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Brutally maimed and abandoned, Kronos is covertly rescued and deposited outside an apothecary shop. William Brugge and his wife blithely undertake his care. However, when they learn that his testimony could alter the future of England, Brugge contrives to make himself a wealthy man. He pits the Seymours and Howards against one another. 

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Kronos, wise to court machinations and to Brugge's attempt to use him, dares to thwart the apothecary's plan and replace it with one of his own. 

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Underestimated and disrespected, Kronos is a man driven by obsession. But as his enemies will come to learn, Kronos can overcome any preconceptions about his character and make his enemies question, who, exactly, is the fool?

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