Bernard Cornwell embarks on an extraordinary new adventure - taking readers to the heart of Elizabethan England. Ranging from the palace at Whitehall to the brothels of Shoreditch, Fools and Mortals tells the story of a young actor, Richard Shakespeare, struggling to make his way in a world dominated by the shadow of his hostile older brother, William. Cornwell has created an Elizabethan world incredibly rich in its portrayal!