About the book: 2023 / Master Barthe, puppeteer and director of the legendary Circus of Miracles, is raising his son alone. Little Olivier lives in his father's van, on constant tours and is not spoiled by parental attention. But everything changes when Olivier’s inherited gift awakens. He knows how to bring dolls to life, and his talent even in his youth brings him great fame. A revolution is raging in the country, and on the borders, enemies are tormenting the exhausted army of Escalot. And everyone wants to use geniuses for their own purposes... "The Rope Ballad" is a story about the parents of the knight Tristan from the series about the Sleeping King.