The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The "Good Parts" Version) by William Goldman
This is the "good parts" abridged version of the Princess Bride. It is narrated by the director of the movie. He had loved having his father read it to him when he was young. Only later, did he find his dad had focussed on the interesting action parts.
This version is similar to the movies and has many of the quotable parts. A girl loves a boy. The boy goes off to sea to be worthy of her. However, he is said to have been killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts. She is later betrothed to royalty. The son of a swordmaker has vowed to avenge the death of his father (who was killed by a 6 fingered man.) He teams with a giant and a Sicilian as part of a criminal gang. They try to kidnap the princess. However, the man in black appears. He is actually he Dread Pirate Roberts - and the original boy. (Turns out the "pirate" is a title that goes from person to person.) He defeats the Sicilian in the battle of wits, and swordmaker son in sword battle. The swordmaker and giant become friends with him and they all go to rescue the princess from the evil royal dude. There are sword fights, comedy and action.
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