"It starts when a dragon and a troll rescue a princess from a knight in shining armor, and goes downhill from there." - The Author (apparently, providing his own book-cover quote makes sense to him). The world is out of chances. Their last "one last chance" blew it a long time ago. Now, the only person left who wants to save the world can't do it, and the one person who might be able to is more interested in going shopping.