Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead

eBook

English language

Published Oct. 2, 2023 by Little, Brown Books.

ISBN:: 9780356515960

(1 review)

There's no formal training for battlefield salvage. You just have to pick things up as you go along. Swords, armour, 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.

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David Scrimshaw reviewed Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead by K. J. Parker

A hero for all of us

5 stars

I loved this book.

Saevus Corvus has a blend of cleverness, selfishness, and self-preservation that makes for a fun protagonist.

The bureaucratic nature of his battlefield salvage business was very entertaining.

There are clues that this book is set in the same Roman empire inspired world as Parker's Siege series and his Prosper's Demon books, but probably in a different time.

I am eager to read the next Saevus Corvus book and any others that come our way.