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Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead

by K.J. Parker
Orbit. (Corax Trilogy, Bk. 1). Oct. 2023. 400p. ISBN 9780316668903. pap. $18.99. FANTASY
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A new series from World Fantasy Award winner Parker (A Practical Guide to Conquering the World) features a wisecracking antihero with a penchant for getting himself into and out of trouble. Saevus Corax leads a band of battlefield salvage operators who come in at the end of pitched battles to pick up, mend, and resell items like armor and weapons. After one such battle, he and his fellow operators learn that they are being set up for possible theft from a monastery. While Corax has survived many such made-up scenarios, this instance may prove a tad more difficult. For what’s in the past may not stay in the past, and, in fact, may be waiting in the present with a sharpened blade.
VERDICT This satirical, tongue-in-cheek humorous first book in a trilogy is outlined in first person by the unreliable narration of Corax as he journeys and comments on the various events that happen to him. Readers who like Peter David, A. Lee Martinez, or the Guardians of the Galaxy movies will find this title right up their alley with similar tones, fantastical plots, and over-the-top characters.
Reviewed by Laura Hiatt , Aug 04, 2023
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