Blood Follows
by Steven Erikson
Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach (1), World of Malazan (Bauchelain & Korbal Broach 1), Malazan Chronology (2)
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All is not well in Lamentable Moll. A sinister, diabolical killer stalks the port city's narrow, barrow-humped streets, and panic grips the citizens like a fever. Emancipor Reese is no exception, and indeed, with his legendary ill luck, it's worse for him than for most. Not only was his previous employer the unknown killer's latest victim, but Emancipor is out of work. And, with his dearest wife terminally comfortable with the manner of life to which she asserts she has become accustomed (or show more at least to which she aspires) -- for her and their two whelps -- all other terrors grow limp and pale for poor Emancipor. But perhaps his luck has finally changed, for two strangers have come to Lamentable Moll... and they have nailed to the centre post in Fishmonger's Round a note requesting the services of a manservant. This is surely a remarkable opportunity for the hapless Emancipor Reese... no matter that the note reeks with death-warded magic; no matter that the barrow ghosts themselves howl with fear every night; and certainly no matter that Lamentable Moll itself is about to erupt in a frenzy of terror-inspired anarchy.... Skyhorse Publishing, under our Night Shade and Talos imprints, is proud to publish a broad range of titles for readers interested in science fiction (space opera, time travel, hard SF, alien invasion, near-future dystopia), fantasy (grimdark, sword and sorcery, contemporary urban fantasy, steampunk, alternative history), and horror (zombies, vampires, and the occult and supernatural), and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller, a national bestseller, or a Hugo or Nebula award-winner, we are committed to publishing quality books from a diverse group of authors. show lessTags
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Those of you who have read my previous reviews of the books from Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen series know that I am a huge fan. This brief novella is moderately entertaining, but not really up to the level of the big books of the series. It provides some background on three mysterious characters from Memories of Ice (book 3 of the series). It is set in a region of Erikson's world that, as far as I can remember, none of the big books have yet visited (at least through House of Chains).
...These novellas are generally much lighter reading than the enormously complex Malazan novels. I enjoyed this first Bauchelain and Korbal Broach a lot but when you get right down to it, they novella suffers form a problem that many other works of this length encounter as well. The number of words spend on it, don't really seems sufficient to do the story justice. The end is quite abrupt, maybe a little rushed. The introduction of the pursuer of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach could have used a bit more attention too I think. It's lean, dark and humorous. I enjoyed reading it but don't go into this novella expecting the same level of complexity or tragedy the Malazan series has to offer. They are written to highlight an other side of show more Erikson's writing and as such they are good reading.
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Blood Follows or how Emancipor Reese came to be employed with Bauchelain and Korbal Broach. Poor old Mancy, it didn't start well for him.
Cool little novella, if you like this trio in the Malazan series, you will find it interesting.
Cool little novella, if you like this trio in the Malazan series, you will find it interesting.
Erikson in his weird moments, writes a tale of the necromancers, Bauchelain and Broach. In this tale we learn how Mancy joins them and see how a town devolves as Broach does what he does best. Very weird!
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Steven Erikson, a pseudonym used by Steven Rune Lundin, was born in Toronto, Canada on October 7, 1959. He is an anthropologist and archaeologist by training and a graduate of the Iowa Writer's Workshop. He is the author of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series and the Bauchelain and Korbal Broach series. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- Blood Follows
- Original publication date
- 2002-04-30
- People/Characters
- Emancipor Reese; Korbal Broach; Bauchelain
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