Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder2.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Bobbie Sellers Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.written Subject: Re: Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead by K.J. Parker Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 17:34:43 -0700 Organization: nil Lines: 40 Message-ID: References: Reply-To: blissInSanFrancisco@mouse-potato.com MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Thu, 24 Oct 2024 02:34:43 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="d6026f789926d3b3926aca2488d541cc"; logging-data="2443754"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1+JUtodOlZvPDwgZagzfb6E" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:QTS0ylaIKOcbksK+7R6+z1uA45o= In-Reply-To: Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 2362 On 10/23/24 17:07, Tony Nance wrote: > On 10/20/24 5:59 PM, Bobbie Sellers wrote: >> Hi typers and readers, >> >> "Saevus Corax Deals with the Dead" by K.J. Parker, >> a pseudonym of Tim Holt. > > Oh - I did not know that. Thanks. (Assuming you mean Tom Holt.) > > And thanks for your reviews too - I've added a few things to my list as > a result. > > Tony > It seems I did mis-read "Tim" for "Tom". > > > Saevus Corax is also a pseudonym of >> the character and finding out who he is and why he is leading >> a company of 500 men to clean up battlefields for a living >> is part of the story. He is on the run with very large rewards >> offered for his capture.  He mercilessly disposes of anyone who >> knows his true identity though he regrets it. >>      Many adventures and horrid experiences are endured >> by Saevus before he returns to his trade.   It has humorous >> episodes and is part of at least a trilogy of stores about >> Saevus and his adventures.  If these come out while I am still >> living I will read  them.  The setting is a very warlike >> world where battles have been happening fairly often. >> >>      bliss >> Glad fpr the feedback. bliss