Saevus Corax Gets Away With Murder

By: K. J. Parker

Narrated by: Ben Onwukwe

From one of the most original voices in fantasy comes a heart-warming tale of peace, love, and battlefield salvage.

If you’re going to get ahead in the battlefield salvage business, you have to regard death as a means to an end. In other words, when the blood flows, so will the cash. Unfortunately, even though war is on the way, Saevus Corax has had enough.

There are two things he has to do before he can enjoy his retirement: get away with one last score, and get away with murder. For someone who, ironically, tends to make a mess wherever he goes, leaving his affairs in order is going to be Saevus Corax’s biggest challenge yet. For more from K. J. Parker, check out: Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled CityHow to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It
A Practical Guide to Conquering the World
The Two of SwordsThe Two of Swords: Volume OneThe Two of Swords Volume TwoThe Two of Swords: Volume Three The Fencer TrilogyColours in the SteelThe Belly of the BowThe Proof House The Scavenger TrilogyShadowPatternMemory Engineer TrilogyDevices and DesiresEvil for EvilThe Escapement The CompanyThe Folding KnifeThe HammerSharps

Critic reviews

"Full of invention and ingenuity . . . Great fun."—SFX on Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City

"Parker's acerbic wit and knowledge of human nature are a delight to read as he explores the way conflict is guided, in equal measure, by the brilliance and unerring foolishness of humanity . . . . Thoroughly engaging."—RT Books Reviews on The Two of Swords: Volume One

"This is another splendid offering from K.J. Parker, the (pseudonymous) British fantasist who seems incapable of writing in anything but top form."—Locus on Sharps

"Well-crafted, powerful and downright unmissable"—SFX on The Company

"Brilliant."—Locus on The Engineer Trilogy

"Skillful plotting and rich scene-setting."—Guardian on The Company

"A richly textured and emotionally complex fantasy...Highly recommended."—Library Journal on The Engineer Trilogy (starred review)

"Astonishingly good."—RT Book Reviews on Sharps

"Parker's skillful control of pacing, expert rendering of characters, and subtle sense of humor add depth and believability."—Library Journal on Sharps

A great adventure

Saevus is the gritty, sarcastic, and unexpectedly dangerous version of prince charming. A character that grows on you like a bit of fungus in the dark. You can’t decide if you wholly like him, but you can’t seem to hate him. Then suddenly you realize you can’t wait to see how he escapes the next Dilemma while you are verbally shouting encouragement to succeed. I thoroughly enjoyed this trilogy. I wish, in the end that he hadn’t lost what was most important to him, but hey, he finally hits the big score. So there’s that.

The plot twists

The story is excellent. The narration all that much more noteworthy. Wow, great listen and highly recommended.

Conclusion and Morals (BrettD review)

KJ Parker did a good job of ending the trilogy. I very much enjoyed following Saevus through his trials and tribulations. I am also satisfied with the conclusion. The more I think about the end of the series the more morals and life lessons I find hidden in the story. Entertaining with good lessons.......that makes a great story.

However, I do have one caveat: I will attempt not spoil anything. At the end of book 2 Saevus gives a very generous gift to Stalrachia (spelling? audiobook listener), perhaps even grand enough to be the "big score". Never mentioned in book 3. The story hinges upon money problems that could be easily solved with the gift. I found that to be a troublesome plot hole. Then again perhaps I missed the one sentence justifying the gift's absence. If you know the answer, put it in your review for my benefit :) Thanks in advance (solving this caveat I will raise my rating from 4 to 5 stars).

wrote a review for the first and second book this is the one for the Third

amazing author I wish they would do more of his books! if you're squeamish and don't like f-bombs you will not enjoy this. if you don't you'll love it wonderful adventure stories fabulous narrator Bravo Tom Holt writing as KJ Parker

Narrator and tone. Humor of the author.

Solid book. Carries on the world KJ has built so far, with dry humor and amazing story telling. Great narrator.