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Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords

Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords

Dark FantasyFantasy
Pages
88
Published
2021
Language
English

Synopsis

The seventh installment in the Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach finds the necromancer and his silent companion arriving in yet another setting that was, until their arrival, merely unfortunate. As always, Emancipor Reese accompanies them and suffers accordingly. Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords continues the B&KB series' tradition of dark comedy at the intersection of horror and farce, with Bauchelain's impeccable manners providing cover for carnage and Korbal Broach's appetites doing what they always do. A slim, irreverent novella for readers who have already made their peace with the fact that the worst people in any room are also the most entertaining.

Prose complexity
4/10

Vibe

DarkFunnyAtmosphericGritty
Morally GreyAnti-HeroVillain ProtagonistSurvival

Genres

Dark Fantasy Fantasy Horror

About the author

S
Steven Erikson

Steven Erikson was born Steve Rune Lundin in Toronto in 1959 and raised in Winnipeg, Manitoba. He trained as an archaeologist and anthropologist — completing fieldwork on Indigenous sites in the Canadian Shield — before earning a graduate degree through the Iowa Writers' Workshop. He writes under a pen name adopted to avoid confusion with the American novelist Steve Erickson. The world of the Malazan Book of the Fallen has its origins not in a manuscript but in a tabletop roleplaying campaign....

Characters

BauchelainProtagonist

The necromancer arrives with his customary combination of civility and devastation.

Korbal BroachProtagonist

His companion, whose interests in the local population are predictably unsettling.

Emancipor ReeseProtagonist

The manservant, surviving by virtue of proximity to the two people no one can afford to kill.

All characters in Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords

Frequently asked questions

  • Is this a good entry point to the Bauchelain and Korbal Broach series?

    No — start with Blood Follows (2002). The B&KB novellas have a loose reading order and the characters are more enjoyable once you know them.

  • Do I need to know the Malazan world?

    The B&KB novellas are self-contained dark comedies. World knowledge enriches them but is not required.

  • How long is Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords?

    It is a novella — approximately 100–120 pages, consistent with the other Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach entries.