ˈæftɚ kəmplˈiːɾɪŋ ðə bˈɪɡ nˈeɪt nˈɑːvəl sˈɪɹiz ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkstiːn, pˈɛɹs bɪɡˈæn wˈɜːk ˌɔn mˈæks ænd ðə mˈɪdknaɪts, ɐ kəmˈiːdɪk ɐdvˈɛntʃɚ stˈoːɹi sˈɛt ɪnðə mˈɪdəl ˈeɪdʒᵻz.
After completing the Big Nate novel series in 2016, Peirce began work on Max & the Midknights, a comedic adventure story set in the Middle Ages.