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He Drank, and Saw the Spider

By Alex Bledsoe
He Drank, and Saw the Spider by Alex Bledsoe digital book - Fable

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For fans of Jim Butcher's Dresden Files and Glen Cook's Garrett PI novels, comes the newest installment in Alex Bledsoe's Eddie LaCrosse series, He Drank and Saw the Spider.

After he fails to save a stranger from being mauled to death by a bear, a young mercenary is saddled with the baby girl the man died to protect. He leaves her with a kindly shepherd family and goes on with his violent life.

Now, sixteen years later, that young mercenary has grown up to become cynical sword jockey Eddie LaCrosse. When his vacation travels bring him back to that same part of the world, he can't resist trying to discover what has become of the mysterious infant.

He finds that the child, now a lovely young teenager named Isadora, is at the center of complicated web of intrigue involving two feuding kings, a smitten prince, a powerful sorceress, an inhuman monster, and long-buried secrets too shocking to imagine. And once again she needs his help.

They say a spider in your cup will poison you, but only if you see it. Eddie, helped by his smart, resourceful girlfriend Liz, must look through the dregs of the past to find the truth about the present—and risk what might happen if he, too, sees the spider.

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“Fittingly, the best one in the series yet. I wish it didn't end here! Eddie Lacrosse, disillusioned and cynical sword jockey (think mercenary slash PI) cannot help occasionally doing good things and helping out for no monetary compensation. Sixteen years ago, he rescued an infant girl and left here with some good people. Now, supposedly on holiday with his girlfriend Liz, Eddie takes it into his head to check in on the girl. Of course being Eddie, things pretty much go downhill from there. I really love this series. It fits the same niche as the Dresden Files, except it's set in a quasi medieval epic fantasy world, and honestly, Bledsoe's characterisation and structure is better. Eddie is a great character. Bit of a bastard at times but general a golden heart beats under the grim and scarred exterior. His girlfriend Liz is a treat and the series shows some great character development. In addition the plots will always through a few surprises your way even if you do work out the main thrust of the story. Highly recommend the entire series.”

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