One summer night, the old man lies by the side of the road and looks up at the starry sky. When he grows tired of it, he begins to think about why he is lying there. He can feel pain everywhere but he doesn't know what has happened to him. Who is he, where did he come from, and where is he going now? In search of clarity, he begins his fairytale journey and along the way he meets different people and animals who brighten and complicate his life.

The Clown, a jovial traveling jester, already knows who she is and where she's going in life, or does she? Is there perhaps another reality out there for her to discover? She has a positive outlook on life and wants to see the good in everyone. He is cynical and affected by his old age and his negative thoughts about people.

Their paths cross and they find new sides to themselves and each other as they travel across land and sea, through the countryside and cities. They encounter many different characters, including a pompous count, pirates, an evil old lady, a desperate circus director and an incomparably beautiful queen, but who is good and who is evil? And who does the black dog belong to?

Walter softens up as he remembers his past life while exploring his new one.
Clown discovers new sides to herself that she never thought existed and that frightens her.

Walter and the Clown is the first book in a modern picaresque novel series full of humor, adventure, joy and sadness where the two main characters are faced with difficult challenges and reluctantly drawn into all kinds of complicated and comical situations.

Walter's Saga Book One