Just when you think everything is going well and life is perfect, a nasty surprise can come along and ruin your day. Into each life some rain must fall, but it's how we deal with these sudden cold downpours of misfortune that shows who we really are. In this collection of fantasy short stories, see a dilettante prince, a princess and her longsuffering best friend, a lovestruck sorcerer, and an unemployed acrobat deal with reversals of fortune.