A resurrection gone awry sends Rigorfeld Claxton, gentleman magician, spiraling into despair. Despite attempts to retreat from his career, he finds himself facing down a series of increasingly eldritch encounters. A moorland hamlet menaced by nightly disappearances, a spat of mass murders at the hands of a vengeful magician, and a lonely man shackled in the dunes of a vast desert—all pleading for his help. Each one drudges up the traumas of his past, until his broken heart is laid bare at last. Can he pick up the pieces while facing his most daunting trial yet?
This soulful dark fantasy will delight fans of magical combat, occult investigations, and alternate histories.
The story has a great hook and a flowing narrative. Each chapter brings a different emotional experience, I giggled in places and got weepy too. Would recommend to anyone interested in new to the scene stories.
If you want a short book that dwells in a world with magic with an unusual protagonist and his dealings through “monstrous” situations, I recommend this book. I enjoyed this quick escape to another world and loved the main character