What do you think?
Rate this book
Krim World Detectives #3
Krim Deeds
Sick of servant cosplay and chamber pots? Ellison Davo feels your medieval virtual world pain. For him, every workday is a LARP gone wrong.
As a process server in the virtual world of Krim, he tracks down digital deadbeats hiding from their real-world problems. But when a seamstress turns up virtually murdered, Ellison teams up with a wacky band of detectives to finger the perp.
Problem is, the chief suspect is Alfred, a recently resurrected relic. And when Alfred ends up really-most-sincerely dead, Ellison realizes virtual crimes have real-world consequences.
With the help of a mercenary named Matilda who enjoys stabbings a bit too much, Ellison dives down a rabbit hole of deadly family drama, resurrections gone wrong, and some truly medieval murder weapons. Will they nail the killer before Ellison loses more than just a few virtual lives? Or will he log off for good?
Find out in this hilarious mystery that proves virtual lives are as real as it gets. Krim Deeds will leave you longing for the good old days of plague and chamber pots!
As a process server in the virtual world of Krim, he tracks down digital deadbeats hiding from their real-world problems. But when a seamstress turns up virtually murdered, Ellison teams up with a wacky band of detectives to finger the perp.
Problem is, the chief suspect is Alfred, a recently resurrected relic. And when Alfred ends up really-most-sincerely dead, Ellison realizes virtual crimes have real-world consequences.
With the help of a mercenary named Matilda who enjoys stabbings a bit too much, Ellison dives down a rabbit hole of deadly family drama, resurrections gone wrong, and some truly medieval murder weapons. Will they nail the killer before Ellison loses more than just a few virtual lives? Or will he log off for good?
Find out in this hilarious mystery that proves virtual lives are as real as it gets. Krim Deeds will leave you longing for the good old days of plague and chamber pots!
152 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 15, 2022
6 people are currently reading
13 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews
July 8, 2024
LARPing and Neuromancing and Virtual Worlding Oh my!
I got this novella without (yet) reading the first two in the series, and this was not an issue because -
Well, it's a world unto its own and Korolov puts extra effort into accessibility.
Yes, I put Neuromancer in the headline, but that is just thematic. Neuromancer can be a bit dense at times, and that is style.
Krim world is fun and more fun, and that is its style. Take this passage:
Low stakes and high stakes all at once
That is the world of this tale - Korolov finds a way to make everything matter, but keeps it moving along - the general feel of this world is that of a process server in a virtual world, doing real things there - with real impact and yet -
It's not real and -
It is.
You get the idea - high stakes and low stakes all at once.
So in short, if you are into page-turning tales that don't take themselves with too much gravitas, but lay it on when it counts - Krim world may be for you.
Oh also, you don't need to read the first two, though I have a feeling they are just as good, if not better :)
For fans of:Virtual worlds, Ted Chiang, Hugh Howey, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, George R.R. Martin, The Matrix, A Game of Thrones, Sarah J. Maas, humorous tales
I got this novella without (yet) reading the first two in the series, and this was not an issue because -
Well, it's a world unto its own and Korolov puts extra effort into accessibility.
Yes, I put Neuromancer in the headline, but that is just thematic. Neuromancer can be a bit dense at times, and that is style.
Krim world is fun and more fun, and that is its style. Take this passage:
A few of the fighters glanced up from their drinking. Those annoying private detectives, the Little Gray Cells, were there too, taking everything in with great enthusiasm and ducking the occasional thrown ax.
Low stakes and high stakes all at once
That is the world of this tale - Korolov finds a way to make everything matter, but keeps it moving along - the general feel of this world is that of a process server in a virtual world, doing real things there - with real impact and yet -
It's not real and -
It is.
You get the idea - high stakes and low stakes all at once.
So in short, if you are into page-turning tales that don't take themselves with too much gravitas, but lay it on when it counts - Krim world may be for you.
Oh also, you don't need to read the first two, though I have a feeling they are just as good, if not better :)
For fans of:Virtual worlds, Ted Chiang, Hugh Howey, Ray Bradbury, William Gibson, George R.R. Martin, The Matrix, A Game of Thrones, Sarah J. Maas, humorous tales
September 21, 2023
This is the second Krim book I've read (because I messed up and skipped Book II) and once again, I loved it!
The humor is... PERFECT! This novel is on the shorter side but I don't remember having ever laughed as often as I did while reading this. It's just one ingenious jab after the other.
I think in the end my favorite thing is that these are serious themes wrapped in comedy. Who chooses to spend their lives inside a virtual game? I guess people who can't stand to live in the real world, for starters. To stay alive somehow after they die for real is another strong reason. It was a real pleasure to discover glimpses of truth about these characters while they solved completely legal murders or argued about the historical accuracy of installing plumbing.
Surprise, surprise, I even shed a tear at the end of this one.
Comedy gold, I'm telling you, but also delightfully thoughtful.
The humor is... PERFECT! This novel is on the shorter side but I don't remember having ever laughed as often as I did while reading this. It's just one ingenious jab after the other.
I think in the end my favorite thing is that these are serious themes wrapped in comedy. Who chooses to spend their lives inside a virtual game? I guess people who can't stand to live in the real world, for starters. To stay alive somehow after they die for real is another strong reason. It was a real pleasure to discover glimpses of truth about these characters while they solved completely legal murders or argued about the historical accuracy of installing plumbing.
Surprise, surprise, I even shed a tear at the end of this one.
Comedy gold, I'm telling you, but also delightfully thoughtful.
Displaying 1 - 2 of 2 reviews