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Corvus

Written by Paul Kearney

Average Score: 80(5)

It is twenty-three years since a Macht army fought its way home from the heart of the Asurian Empire. The man who came to lead that army, Rictus, is now a hard-bitten mercenary captain, middle-aged and tired. He wants nothing more than to lay down his spear and become the farmer that his father was. But fate has different ideas. A young warleader has risen to challenge the order of things in the very heartlands of the Macht. A soldier of genius, he takes city after city, and reigns over them as king. What is more, he had heard of the legendary leader of the Ten Thousand. His name is Corvus, and the rumours say that he is not even fully human. He means to make himself absolute ruler of all the Macht. And he wants Rictus to help him.

Book Details

Fantasy
Mass Market Paperback, 464 Pages
Published by Solaris on October 26, 2010
ISBN-10 1906735778
ISBN-13 978-1906735777

Reviews


The Wertzone | Adam Whitehead
Review Rating: 100
The Ten Thousand was my favourite book of 2008, and Corvus (*****) is even better, leaner, more focused, without the slightly predictable ending...
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Fantasy Literature | Angus Bickerton
Review Rating: 83
A very good read, and Kearney has once again demonstrated that he is criminally under-read.
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Fantasy Book Critic | Liviu Suciu
Review Rating: 80
"Corvus" is a page turner that will keep you hooked until the end even though you can easily guess its general thrust.
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Pat`s Fantasy Hotlist | Patrick
Review Rating: 80
It's another brutal and uncompromising tale of warfare and survival written by one of the most underrated talents in the fantasy genre.
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Strange Horizons | Marina Berlin
Review Rating: 60
Corvus is a good novel for military history and adventure fiction enthusiasts, but will be disappointing to those more interested in thorough worldbuilding and solid characterization.
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