Status Updates From Jackaby (Jackaby, #1)

so far it's an enticing story

“This world is full of dragon-slayers. What we need are a few more people who aren’t too proud to listen to a fish.”

“Saint George’s lesson tells of the dangers of mythical creatures, and the value of man asserting dominance over them. Manu’s tale, quite conversely, stresses the value of mercy, coexistence, and peaceful symbiosis. …Were it not for the assistance of our young ‘monster,’ here…”

Across town, Mr. Henderson—the man who had heard the banshee’s silent scream—spent the evening dying. To be more accurate, he spent a very brief portion of the evening dying, and the rest of it being dead.

“Monsters are easy, Miss Rook. They’re monsters. But a monster in a suit? That’s basically just a wicked man, and a wicked man is a more dangerous thing by far.”

… “he has a reputation for being…uncouth.”

I nodded. “Yes, ma’am, thank you for that. I think that being ‘couth’ may actually be somewhat overrated.”

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