E. Joe Johnson

"Ralph has a dangerous, yet simple plan to avenge the murder of his mother, not to mention the killing of innocent children, by the evil King Malek: He's going to become allies with Malek's all-powerful enemy, Vom Syrus. But Vom Syrus is virtually a world away, and to get to him Ralph must journey to Octania with his new lover, the warrior woman, Zania, and his friend, a ten year-old wizard, Yassou. And along the way, Ralph is mistaken for the Chosen...

"From the award-winning mind of cartoonist Lewis Trondheim comes the expansive and rich anthropomorphic medieval world of Ralph Azham. After failing the test of the Chosen One as a young duck, Ralph had a tough time growing up as the village pariah, often getting into trouble due to an innate extra sense that's rather unbelievable, embarrassing, and unfortunate. That was only compounded by the constant visit of spirits that only he, Ralph, could see....