![]() Not unlike later Terry Pratchett works, the book is a very funny fantasy story but not a parody of fantasy stories. The story takes Halla on a quest to get legal aid but with no shortage of encounters with religious fanatics, roadside brigands and semi-transparent jelly monsters. Enter a magic sword and the ancient swordsman trapped within: Sarkis of the Weeping Lands. Halla is a middle-aged woman whose troubles begin when she inherits a large amount of money - an event that leads her to being imprisoned by her relatives as they plot to marry her off or kill her. There are hints of broader trouble brewing but unlike the Clockwork Boys this is a less conventional fantasy quest. ![]() There are no shared characters but the shared fantasy setting relieves the story from having to spend time on additional world building. ![]() We are back to the world of the Clockwork Boys, a few years on since the end of the Clocktaur wars. ![]() This book positively sparkles with snappy dialogue as if it were a 1940s romantic comedy…but with swords, talking badger people and a possibly demonic bird. ![]()
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