3.5
Saevus Corax Deals With the Dead
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The first novel in a new epic fantasy trilogy from World Fantasy Award-winner K. J. Parker.
There’s no formal training for battlefield salvage. You just have to pick things up as you go along. Swords, armor, arrows – and the bodies, of course.
Over the years, Saevus Corax has picked up a lot of things. Some of them have made him decent money, others have brought nothing but trouble. But it’s a living, and somebody has to deal with the dead.
Something else that Saevus has buried is his past. Unfortunately, he didn’t quite succeed.
There’s no formal training for battlefield salvage. You just have to pick things up as you go along. Swords, armor, arrows – and the bodies, of course.
Over the years, Saevus Corax has picked up a lot of things. Some of them have made him decent money, others have brought nothing but trouble. But it’s a living, and somebody has to deal with the dead.
Something else that Saevus has buried is his past. Unfortunately, he didn’t quite succeed.
For more from K. J. Parker, check out:
Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City
How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World
The Two of Swords
The Two of Swords: Volume One
The Two of Swords Volume Two
The Two of Swords: Volume Three
The Fencer Trilogy
Colours in the Steel
The Belly of the Bow
The Proof House
The Scavenger Trilogy
Shadow
Pattern
Memory
Engineer Trilogy
Devices and Desires
Evil for Evil
The Escapement
The Company
The Folding Knife
The Hammer
Sharps
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3.5
“Great writing. Internal monologue of the main character was smooth and buttery to read. So much detail and time put in by the author to create this story. Detail to the point where the plot seems to get lost and you have to fill in the gaps with your imagination. By the end, it dragged on. Could’ve shaved off a few pages.”“I think I liked it?? I definitely enjoyed the tone and our central character/narrator’s personality. I found myself losing the plot from time to time, but didn’t seem to mind like I normally would. It had a nice conclusion despite being the first of three. I’m not in a rush to read the next installment, but it wasn’t a bad time. Medium recommend 😆”
“MC is basically seasick Jack Sparrow. We're stuck reading an in-universe text written by Saevus/Florian, which is a compilation of dreadful dialogue between people who think they're so damn smart. Also frequently lapses into long ass rambling info dumps - why he should sail this way, not that. Not much dealing with the dead.
As Saevus summed it up, "I found that the best course is to talk a lot and say as little as possible." Ok goddamn Saevus/Florian, do it to your enemies! Not your readers! I rly have to be more circumspect abt attempting wannabe witty fantasy after being burnt by The Devils.”
About K. J. Parker
K.J. Parker is a pseudonym for Tom Holt. He was born in London in 1961. At Oxford he studied bar billiards, ancient Greek agriculture and the care and feeding of small, temperamental Japanese motorcycle engines; interests which led him, perhaps inevitably, to qualify as a solicitor and emigrate to Somerset, where he specialized in death and taxes for seven years before going straight in 1995. He lives in Chard, Somerset, with his wife and daughter.
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