A review by carol26388
The Death of Me by Jonathan L. Howard
3.0
Johannes needs to run to town and pick up a few things, only in his case it doesn't come close to a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk. This is a fuller story, more developed, with the acerbic tone that so characterizes the series.
"Walking helped him to think and, today, he was thinking what an unpleasant day it was to be walking... Cabal regarded sweating as one of Nature's more subtle revenges upon humanity and its pretensions to Prime Species."
In the traditions of many a Grimm fairy tale, he meets a black coach drawn by black horses, a mysterious and beautiful woman inside.
"They looked at each other for a long moment, she in her widow's weeds, he in his disgruntlement."
It is dark tale, giving some background to Cabal's environment and showcasing his immoral side, so recently found in "Johannes Cabal the Necromancer." Mood is well developed. I don't suggest it if you are looking for a charming protagonist, but it's a rather interesting little challenge.
Three and a halffairies stars.
Read it at Tor: http://www.tor.com/2013/09/10/the-death-of-me/
"Walking helped him to think and, today, he was thinking what an unpleasant day it was to be walking... Cabal regarded sweating as one of Nature's more subtle revenges upon humanity and its pretensions to Prime Species."
In the traditions of many a Grimm fairy tale, he meets a black coach drawn by black horses, a mysterious and beautiful woman inside.
"They looked at each other for a long moment, she in her widow's weeds, he in his disgruntlement."
It is dark tale, giving some background to Cabal's environment and showcasing his immoral side, so recently found in "Johannes Cabal the Necromancer." Mood is well developed. I don't suggest it if you are looking for a charming protagonist, but it's a rather interesting little challenge.
Three and a half
Read it at Tor: http://www.tor.com/2013/09/10/the-death-of-me/