The Fiends of Nightmaria
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Summary
The Fiends of Nightmaria is a new novella from New York Times bestselling author Steven Erikson， set in the world of the Malazan Book of the Fallen。
The king is dead， long live King Bauchelain the First， crowned by the Grand Bishop Korbal Broach。 Both are， of course， ably assisted in the running of the Kingdom of Farrog by their slowly unravelling servant， Emancipor Reese。 However， tensions are mounting between Farrog and the neighboring country of Nightmaria， the mysterious home of the Fiends。 Their ambassador， Ophal D Neeth Flatroq， seeks an audience with King Bauchelain， who has thus far rebuffed his overtures。 But the necromancer has some other things on his plate。
To quell potential rebellion nearly all the artists， poets， and bards in the city have been put to death。 A few survivors languish in the dungeons， bemoaning their fates。 Well， just moaning in general really。。。and maybe plotting escape and revenge。
The king is dead， long live King Bauchelain the First， crowned by the Grand Bishop Korbal Broach。 Both are， of course， ably assisted in the running of the Kingdom of Farrog by their slowly unravelling servant， Emancipor Reese。 However， tensions are mounting between Farrog and the neighboring country of Nightmaria， the mysterious home of the Fiends。 Their ambassador， Ophal D Neeth Flatroq， seeks an audience with King Bauchelain， who has thus far rebuffed his overtures。 But the necromancer has some other things on his plate。
To quell potential rebellion nearly all the artists， poets， and bards in the city have been put to death。 A few survivors languish in the dungeons， bemoaning their fates。 Well， just moaning in general really。。。and maybe plotting escape and revenge。
Reviews
Zan
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The newest in Erickson's series of irreverent， hilarious， ultra dark horror-fantasies， this one has all the clever writing that you've come to expect， the disgusting horror， and nihilistic philosophical musings。 A pleasure to read and laugh at， it is however not one of the strongest of the bunch。 There's good stuff especially in the gang of DnD style adventures/thieves， but we don't get much of the titular characters， and there's not a really really solid overarching theme either。 There's lots o The newest in Erickson's series of irreverent， hilarious， ultra dark horror-fantasies， this one has all the clever writing that you've come to expect， the disgusting horror， and nihilistic philosophical musings。 A pleasure to read and laugh at， it is however not one of the strongest of the bunch。 There's good stuff especially in the gang of DnD style adventures/thieves， but we don't get much of the titular characters， and there's not a really really solid overarching theme either。 There's lots of good， but it doesn't come together into something more。 。。。more
Bryan
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The Fiends of Nightmaria is the sixth and most recent novella in Steven Erikson's Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach series， and it is the furthest along in the timeline chronologically。 It is also the only entry other than The Healthy Dead earning the full five stars from me。 I contemplated a four-star rating but decided that it made me laugh too many times to miss full marks， especially being the shortest installment thus far。This takes places almost entirely in the span of one night in Far The Fiends of Nightmaria is the sixth and most recent novella in Steven Erikson's Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach series， and it is the furthest along in the timeline chronologically。 It is also the only entry other than The Healthy Dead earning the full five stars from me。 I contemplated a four-star rating but decided that it made me laugh too many times to miss full marks， especially being the shortest installment thus far。This takes places almost entirely in the span of one night in Farrog， where King Bauchelain the First has recently achieved the tyranny he has so eagerly sought。 Grand Bishop Korbal Broach is free to。。。 experiment。。。 to his heart's delight， and everyone's favorite manservant Emancipor Reese is， as usual， along for the ride。 The novella features the famous Party of Five， the most insanely incompetent group of burglars I've ever read about。 I couldn't decide if I needed frequent breaks from their ridiculousness or if I wanted them on every page， but I certainly couldn't stop laughing。 Characters from the Crack'd Pot Trail crew are also featured， and engage in their own twisted hijinks。 Erikson is just an expert in shenanigans， I don't know how else to put it。It struck me while reading this one that the novellas are the perfect foil for the main series。 Whereas the main series encompasses themes of compassion， the novellas cover themes of greed and ruthlessness， like some dark mirror-image。 Which， of course， is fun to indulge in from a satirical point of view。“Convenient， wouldn’t you say， that our kingdom borders a xenophobic but wealthy mountain empire of unhuman lizard people？” 。。。more
Ron
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This is the fourth novella starring Bauchelain and Korbal Broach accompanied by Emancipor Rees in the Malazan universe。 Bauchelain and company have taken over a city as rulers。 They may have overreached themselves however。 They have a pissed off neighboring country called the Fiends of Nightmaria that is getting ready for war （B & KB hope to get in a first strike）， the Gang of Five coming back together to get the head of the Thieves Guild out of palace prison， and a member of the guards planning This is the fourth novella starring Bauchelain and Korbal Broach accompanied by Emancipor Rees in the Malazan universe。 Bauchelain and company have taken over a city as rulers。 They may have overreached themselves however。 They have a pissed off neighboring country called the Fiends of Nightmaria that is getting ready for war （B & KB hope to get in a first strike）， the Gang of Five coming back together to get the head of the Thieves Guild out of palace prison， and a member of the guards planning on liberating a particular actor from the same prison。 Add in the missing Indifferent God and several demons wandering loose and you have mayhem， chaos， and a plan good time just waiting to happen！ Will the boys be able to get out of town this time or have they finally met heir sundry dooms？ Read and find out！ 。。。more
Edi Kajmolli
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Incohesive， tasteless， and unworthy of Erickson's BrillianceThe short story （very short about an hour and a half read） follows the enigmatic sorcerer's known as Korbal and Broach。 The characters see very little development and are bungling caricatures within themselves。 Bauchalain， Broach and Reese find themselves in control of a strange kingdom in which they want to spread their necromatic chaos to no defined end。 In fact， motivation is one of the most problematic aspects in the story when it i Incohesive， tasteless， and unworthy of Erickson's BrillianceThe short story （very short about an hour and a half read） follows the enigmatic sorcerer's known as Korbal and Broach。 The characters see very little development and are bungling caricatures within themselves。 Bauchalain， Broach and Reese find themselves in control of a strange kingdom in which they want to spread their necromatic chaos to no defined end。 In fact， motivation is one of the most problematic aspects in the story when it is finally touched upon between Bauchelain and Reese。 It proves to be an uncharacteristic veneer of wealth hoarding that is completely inconsistent with Bauchelain's actions and a major missed opportunity toward character development。 Additionally， Erikson shrirks the laws he established within the Malazan series such as power draws power; perhaps the most persistent themes in the entire Malazan world。 Bauchelain seems to operate in a completely isolated vacuum where he is able to summon demons， posseses a mysterious sword that summons demons， and access an undefined warden for trapping his ill gotten gains （which he never shows any attachment whatsoever toward）。 The remainder of the cast can be summed up as bumbling simpletons who quite literally knock into one another in an attempt at humour that lacks th irony or nuance of previous Bauchelain and Broach tales such as The Healthy Dead 。 There is even one overly juvenile and crass scene where a demon's seed is shot at a character's face for no discenerable effect other than to make the reader cringe。 The book also lacks any competent combat， exposure to the actual Fiends of Nightmaria that the book is ironically named after， and any sense of progression or legacy。 The horse that dies in the beginning of the novel feels like the embodiment of the novel itself; beaten， dead， and lacking any literal dignity。 。。。more
Joseph Vanucchi
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I like his longer worksI always love a new installment in the demented world of these two necromancers， whose names I will not now butcher。 I want to see where their tangent is headed！ It's always like being in a swimming pool filled with floppy corpses。 Maybe feline lol。。。。。 I like his longer worksI always love a new installment in the demented world of these two necromancers， whose names I will not now butcher。 I want to see where their tangent is headed！ It's always like being in a swimming pool filled with floppy corpses。 Maybe feline lol。。。。。 。。。more
Brian
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Well， it was good， not great but good， familiar characters in a new environment。 But it was so short！ I want more。。。 More
Marty Samuelsen
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HilariousNeed this type of refreshing humor nowadays。 Always a good story with Emancipor puffing away。 I could recommend this to anyone。
Laura Newsholme
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This book was a lot of fun， but ultimately， it felt a bit unnecessary。 What I absolutely loved about this book was the tone。 Malazan is a pretty heavy series with a lot of epic themes， but this novella was really lighthearted， bordering on comedic。 The banter between the characters was great and I loved the Party of Five （that has six members）。 My main issue is that I do think this story is a bit of fluff， in that it doesn't really go anywhere or have any purpose。 It just follows a bunch of diff This book was a lot of fun， but ultimately， it felt a bit unnecessary。 What I absolutely loved about this book was the tone。 Malazan is a pretty heavy series with a lot of epic themes， but this novella was really lighthearted， bordering on comedic。 The banter between the characters was great and I loved the Party of Five （that has six members）。 My main issue is that I do think this story is a bit of fluff， in that it doesn't really go anywhere or have any purpose。 It just follows a bunch of different characters as they meander through attempted heists and other various bunglings。 So， does it bring anything to the series as a whole？ Probably not - I don't think it's a book that you need to read to get a deeper understanding of the world。 Is it a fun time？ Absolutely！I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for a fair and honest review。 。。。more
Ola G
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3/10 starsExceedingly crass but thankfully short， funny in places， and utterly unnecessary。 I didn't suffer while reading， but this is a far cry from either Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen novels or even previous Bauchelain and Korbal Broach short stories/novellas。There was a curious dearth of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach， who appear only for a few moments amidst masturbating demons， farting barbarians， unbelievably dumb thugs， egotistic failed artists and mean， cowardly critics。 Oh， I almo 3/10 starsExceedingly crass but thankfully short， funny in places， and utterly unnecessary。 I didn't suffer while reading， but this is a far cry from either Erikson's Malazan Book of the Fallen novels or even previous Bauchelain and Korbal Broach short stories/novellas。There was a curious dearth of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach， who appear only for a few moments amidst masturbating demons， farting barbarians， unbelievably dumb thugs， egotistic failed artists and mean， cowardly critics。 Oh， I almost forgot to mention a very late-hour-way-too-much-beer attempt at a satirical portrayal of a D&D campaign that， while initially funny， soon became tiresome and overstayed its welcome。 There were a few cool moments of the usual Erikson's snark and irony， particularly in the dungeons， where all artists and critics from a recent festival have been imprisoned and sentenced to torture and death by Bauchelain the tyrant king - just in case， because as every self-respecting tyrant king knows， artists and critics are the most dangerous of all。 But that was a tiny ray of light in otherwise boring murky bog of unfunny physiological jokes and a general feeling of superfluity。All in all， this novella seems like a perfect example of an exercise in futility。 Hopefully， Erikson will find his writing legs again and delight us with something worthwhile。I have received a copy of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review。 My thanks。 。。。more
eyes。2c
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Make no mistake， I love Steven Erikson's works。 The Mazalan series is fiendishly great。 As a subset I really enjoy the Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach。 As far as I'm concerned all are a five star read。So I'm unsure as to what happened with the 'Fiends' but Nightmaria-ish is a great description。Disappointingly this title that I started out to read with high expectations （read 'breathless with anticipation'） just didn't endear itself to me。 A Macmillan-Tor/Forge ARC via NetGalley （Opinions e Make no mistake， I love Steven Erikson's works。 The Mazalan series is fiendishly great。 As a subset I really enjoy the Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach。 As far as I'm concerned all are a five star read。So I'm unsure as to what happened with the 'Fiends' but Nightmaria-ish is a great description。Disappointingly this title that I started out to read with high expectations （read 'breathless with anticipation'） just didn't endear itself to me。 A Macmillan-Tor/Forge ARC via NetGalley （Opinions expressed in this review are completely my own。） 。。。more
Andy Smith
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Wanted a lot more of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach in this Tale of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach。
Audrey Friedman
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Confusing yet funny LOL
James Tivendale
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I received a review copy of The Fiends of Nightmaria in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you to Steven Erikson and Tor Books。 The Fiends of Nightmaria is a 112-page novella that is set within Steven Erikson and Ian C。 Esslemont's Malazan Universe and is the sixth entry in the Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach series。 Necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach were minor characters in Erikson's epic fantasy Malazan Book of the Fallen， only appearing in Memories of Ice， however， their perfo I received a review copy of The Fiends of Nightmaria in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you to Steven Erikson and Tor Books。 The Fiends of Nightmaria is a 112-page novella that is set within Steven Erikson and Ian C。 Esslemont's Malazan Universe and is the sixth entry in the Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach series。 Necromancers Bauchelain and Korbal Broach were minor characters in Erikson's epic fantasy Malazan Book of the Fallen， only appearing in Memories of Ice， however， their performances there were memorable to many readers。 The novellas featuring these necromancers are dark， humorous， and extremely fun quick reads。The Fiends of Nightmaria takes place in Farooq。 The king has been murdered and the throne has been taken by none other than Bauchalain， with Korbal Broach acting as the Grand Bishop。 Since becoming a self-professed tyrant monarch， Bauchalain has emptied the coffees， arrested all actors and players for their crimes against humanity， and waged war against the quite peaceful， solitary lizard-people of Nightmaria。 Add into the mix an escaped God， a demon prince， a gang of thieves looking to rescue their captured leader， and a horde of headless undead and you can get an idea of what to expect from this novella。"Who knows what that insane necromancer's let loose in the crypts。"I think Bauchelain is an incredible character and that is on full display during The Fiends of Nightmaria。 He's extremely intelligent， powerful， quick-witted， and somehow absurdly likeable， having the reader routing for him in whatever dastardly scheme he's decided to try his hand at。 He's always the cleverest man in the room， which， with all due respect， isn't that difficult with the company he keeps in Korbal Broach。 We don't see that much of Korbal Broach here， with him being the brute force to Bauchelain's suave and calculated coolness。"It seems that on this gentle night， we must summon and unleash a veritable host of demons。"The other main character in this book and in this series of novellas is Emancipor Reese who is the necromancers' ageing manservant。 He has to use drugs and alcohol to numb his mind to the acts he has witnessed whilst working for the duo。 If I remember right， Reese joined the employ of these dark mages as an excuse to be away from his wife。 The conversations between Bauchalain and Reese， the way they flow， and the way the two bounce off each other is an absolute joy to follow， in the Fiends of Nightmaria as much as anywhere else we see them。For a short story， there are a lot of characters in The Fiends of Nightmaria and the majority of them have bizarre， bordering on silly names。 After about 20-pages， It wasn't that difficult to remember who was who with most of the action following either the above-mentioned three， the group of thieves， or the ensemble of actors and critics awaiting their torture and eventual execution。 We also have scenes following the forked-tongued lizard ambassador and an extremely enthusiastic Commander of the Royal Farrogal Army。I had a pleasant time reading The Fiends of Nightmaria， which sounds sort of contradictory seeing as it's full of lots of gruesome horrors， brutal injuries and deaths， the undead， and a god who masturbates so hard his penis falls off。 The Fiends of Nightmaria is a perfect example of Erikson showcasing his sillier side， in a similar fashion to his SF-comedy novel， Wilful Child。The Fiends of Nightmaria is a humorous and enjoyable， ultraviolent dark horror fantasy that doesn't take itself too seriously and contains likeable yet fiendish necromancers。 One of these novellas can be read comfortably in a couple of hours and it's definitely time well spent， although if I'm being critical， they aren't that memorable。 I've tried to be pretty thorough in my review， possibly approaching spoiler territory， about some of the elements a reader can expect here as The Fiends of Nightmaria isn't for everyone。 Some may think that some moments are sick or go too far。 I'll let you be the judge of whether this sounds like your cup of tea or not。All the novellas in this series are standalone so The Fiends of Nightmaria is as good a place as any if you are considering just trying one of them。 With Erikson though， I have to recommend his Magnum Opus， starting with Gardens of the Moon。 To me， Malazan Book of the Fallen is no doubt a 10/10 series， whereas I'd give The Fiends of Nightmaria an entertaining but not Earth-shattering 6。5/10。"By the time I'm done， the audience will be cheering for the fucking necromancers。" 。。。more
Jason Harper
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At this point， I can't help but wonder if Erikson didn't think it would be hilarious to throw together a few hundred pages of drivel， split them into novellas， and sell them to his fans as an ultimate troll。 At this point， I can't help but wonder if Erikson didn't think it would be hilarious to throw together a few hundred pages of drivel， split them into novellas， and sell them to his fans as an ultimate troll。 。。。more
Darryl Le Roux
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Unfortunately， this was not for me。 I am not one to enjoy vile， offensive material and this truly felt as if Erikson was trying to push it far beyond what was normal， or even believable。 True， there are horrific acts in this world， but for one to hone their focus on the issues in such a way as Erikson deemed necessary， it shows that it is not about mirroring the world， but one is trying to hold it high， and elaborate on the depravity and call it "story"。 Couple this with a story that is， for lac Unfortunately， this was not for me。 I am not one to enjoy vile， offensive material and this truly felt as if Erikson was trying to push it far beyond what was normal， or even believable。 True， there are horrific acts in this world， but for one to hone their focus on the issues in such a way as Erikson deemed necessary， it shows that it is not about mirroring the world， but one is trying to hold it high， and elaborate on the depravity and call it "story"。 Couple this with a story that is， for lack of a better phrase， "Wishy washy"， and having characters that are as flat at the screen I read it on。。。I would pass。 Erikson is an outstanding author， but this is by far the worst material he has brought out。 I feel it was far too rushed， and his focus was on trying to hit plot points of try/fail more than character and story。 。。。more
Bob/Sally
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For an author with such a flair for complex， densely woven epic fantasy， Steven Erikson also has a deft touch for witty banter and darkly madcap humor。 In his Malazan Book of the Fallen that humor is often used to contrast the often crushing sense of despair， but in the Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach it takes center stage。For a novella， there’s a lot going on in The Fiends of Nightmaria。 Bauchelain and Broach themselves （along with Emancipor Reese） are largely relegated to a framing devic For an author with such a flair for complex， densely woven epic fantasy， Steven Erikson also has a deft touch for witty banter and darkly madcap humor。 In his Malazan Book of the Fallen that humor is often used to contrast the often crushing sense of despair， but in the Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach it takes center stage。For a novella， there’s a lot going on in The Fiends of Nightmaria。 Bauchelain and Broach themselves （along with Emancipor Reese） are largely relegated to a framing device， but the story is too much fun for me to complain about that。 The Monty Python-esque scenes of the artists and poets awaiting torture in the dungeon are some of the most amusing stuff he’s ever written， while the over-the-top parody of sword-and-sorcery quests explored with The Party of Five （or four or six or maybe seven） is laugh-out-loud funny in a Three Stooges kind of way。 You have to read it to appreciate it， but there’s a scene involving being tossed atop a wall （and impaled on a spike） that made me giggle， and another involving two ends of a rope and a rather abrupt descent into a well that made me groan。There’s also some rather absurd humor involving Bauchelain， Broach， the act of summoning a demon， and a conversation with said demon that is somehow both stupid and brilliant all at once。 And then there’s the subtle humor of the narrative itself， with little throwaway lines like “He watched a spider chase a mouse across the floor” that， if you catch them， leave you smiling。 Really， the only thing that fell flat for me was the Ambassador’s speech impediment， which might have some comic value on-screen， but which stops the story dead as you try to decipher it via text。The Fiends of Nightmaria is fun stuff， but probably best reserved for fans for serious Malazan fans， and probably best enjoyed as a breather between those big， seriously epic books。https://femledfantasy。home。blog/2020/。。。 。。。more
Lance
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I am not sure what to think of this book。 The more I read into it the more I liked it。 However， the problem with the book is that it has a major identity crisis， at points you think it's adult fantasy， then you start to draw comparisons， then you think it's YA， then you draw comparisons， then you think it's high fantasy you draw comparisons， then you think it's a genre of it's own and you would be correct。I feel as though the book struggles with descriptions and often times it struggles with eve I am not sure what to think of this book。 The more I read into it the more I liked it。 However， the problem with the book is that it has a major identity crisis， at points you think it's adult fantasy， then you start to draw comparisons， then you think it's YA， then you draw comparisons， then you think it's high fantasy you draw comparisons， then you think it's a genre of it's own and you would be correct。I feel as though the book struggles with descriptions and often times it struggles with even how some of the characters look or even the cities， or the towns， or even something that they walk into。 I found there were parts of the book that were just here simply because they needed to fill up space。I tried enjoy this book as I did enjoy the garden of the moon which I read through a really long time ago and felt as though the author was given a chance， but there is no way I would have ever picked up this book， I felt as though Tiny and Symon were the only characters who I can remember because of a few quirks which are great， but the problem is that many of them are not useful in a given situation or circumstance， such as if you put them alongside another they outshine the person who they are with。The book really is one of few books that I felt suffered from problems in relation to the identity crisis I mentioned earlier。 I wish that book had expanded upon the universe， I mean at points it was funny， the the demon and such， but I do not want that to be the main focal point for any book。 I would probably give this 2。5 stars in total just because it was hard to get something down into one genre and I didn't find any of the world building there， character building non-existent and I extremely dislike anyone who puts words such as "Prrll flip thvlah！" as their speech， it is one of those things I cannot look past。 I do love the author but this book wasn't for me， I was expecting something more along the lines of H。P。 Lovecraft， but instead I got a Douglas Adam's mixed with an attempted Sanderson experience。。 。。。more
Craig Munro
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Erikson is one of my favorite authors， but I can't help but feel like he missed the mark on this one。 Definitely the weakest in the series so far。 Erikson is one of my favorite authors， but I can't help but feel like he missed the mark on this one。 Definitely the weakest in the series so far。 。。。more
Sean Talbot
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I keep hearing about the series and while I do think that I have underestimated it sd I did try to read the series when it came out this just left me a bit bored。I didn't find the characters all that engaging and the names of his characters put me off as I don't know how to pronounce them。The end of this was pretty good which to me is its saving grace。 I think this has great potential but that this just really isn't for me and probably never will be。 I keep hearing about the series and while I do think that I have underestimated it sd I did try to read the series when it came out this just left me a bit bored。I didn't find the characters all that engaging and the names of his characters put me off as I don't know how to pronounce them。The end of this was pretty good which to me is its saving grace。 I think this has great potential but that this just really isn't for me and probably never will be。 。。。more
Leif
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Disappointing。 Shockingly slight。 Erikson's pique and cruel satire of a contemporary role-playing party （such as may be found in Dungeons and Dragons） is pointless if mildly amusing on its own。 Paired with a disinterested plot that serves only to cheapen formerly mysterious figures such as Bauchelain and Korbal Broach， however， it becomes a flimsy dreck of silly jokes about slapstick violence， semen and anal fingering。 There are glimpses here of something more but it's all so pitiful that it fee Disappointing。 Shockingly slight。 Erikson's pique and cruel satire of a contemporary role-playing party （such as may be found in Dungeons and Dragons） is pointless if mildly amusing on its own。 Paired with a disinterested plot that serves only to cheapen formerly mysterious figures such as Bauchelain and Korbal Broach， however， it becomes a flimsy dreck of silly jokes about slapstick violence， semen and anal fingering。 There are glimpses here of something more but it's all so pitiful that it feels better to simply avoid as a whole and speak of it no more。 。。。more
Michael Holloway
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While， even for a novella， this was far too short， it was very enjoyable as usual！
Nighteye
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Okey read， a bit confusing as I didn't knew any of the caracters， fun at points and gory at most of the story。 Okey read， a bit confusing as I didn't knew any of the caracters， fun at points and gory at most of the story。 。。。more
Michael
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These latter Bauchelain and Korbal Broach stories really have too much going on and not enough of it is Bauchelain and Korbal Broach。 Lees of Laughter's End and Blood Follows really were the pinnacle of the formula for me。 Hoping the next tale gets back to the roots of the series。 These latter Bauchelain and Korbal Broach stories really have too much going on and not enough of it is Bauchelain and Korbal Broach。 Lees of Laughter's End and Blood Follows really were the pinnacle of the formula for me。 Hoping the next tale gets back to the roots of the series。 。。。more
Jez
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Brief but a ton of fun， Erikson just enjoying himself with some ultraviolent horror comedy。
Alan Behan
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The funniest one yet， absolutely hilarious。。。😃💙😂
Walter Polashenski
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I found certain scenes quite humorous， but overall wish these stories of Korbal broach and Bauchelain were a little more serious and structured。 Erikson is actually quite good at humor; several of his characters in Malayan were brilliant。 But this doesn’t work as well。I do think the books are beautiful。
Doug
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I don’t really understand the point of this book or the whole novella series anymore。It used to follow Korbal Broach， Bauchemain， and Emancipor Reese around as they did their wacky （and dark） journeys。Now they hardly get any “screen” time or adventure。The last book in this series followed people who weren’t any of the title characters for the whole length of the book。 This entry， on the other hand， at least gives us a few pages dedicated to them， and that’s why it got two stars instead of the on I don’t really understand the point of this book or the whole novella series anymore。It used to follow Korbal Broach， Bauchemain， and Emancipor Reese around as they did their wacky （and dark） journeys。Now they hardly get any “screen” time or adventure。The last book in this series followed people who weren’t any of the title characters for the whole length of the book。 This entry， on the other hand， at least gives us a few pages dedicated to them， and that’s why it got two stars instead of the one star I gave to the last book。But the question remains: what is the point of this series now？ This book has Bauchemain be the tyrant of a very small state。 But it’s not even about him becoming tyrant。 There is a change in his fortunes part-way through the story。。。 but so what？ It’s not like we cared at all about any of this。 。。。more
Ekaterina
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All the story is so amazingly ridiculous， it's basically one giant face palm， while the author is a great master of black humor。 All the story is so amazingly ridiculous， it's basically one giant face palm， while the author is a great master of black humor。 。。。more
Ben R。J。 Dictus
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The funniest Bauchelain and Korbal Broach until now。
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