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A review by clarks_dad
The Wurms of Blearmouth by Steven Erikson
5.0
These novellas keep getting more absurd....and I like them. Immediately after the events of [b:The Lees of Laughter's End|2255638|The Lees of Laughter's End (The Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach, #3)|Steven Erikson|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1282915548s/2255638.jpg|4646129], our pair of necromancers and their faithful manservant find themselves washed up on a desolate beach in probably the most desolate place in all of the Malazan world. Home to a sadistic high mage who is fond of executing strangers and torturing his subjects, Bauchelain and Korbal Broach navigate a small, but supremely treacherous town with their usual affability and aplomb. Once again the trio find themselves at the heart of a convergence of unlikely events involving witches, old gods, and dangerous vendettas.
I swear Emancipor Reese has worse luck than Jack Bauer. How many ridiculously unlikely days can one man experience? It should have gotten old by now, but it's really not. The formula still works and Erikson finds even more outlandish ways to tie strands of separate events together into a witty and hilarious tapestry. Definitely some of the funniest books I've read since the last Douglas Adams or Vonnegut book I've touched. I think I actually prefer these books to the main Malazan series. In fact, I'm sure of it at this point.
I swear Emancipor Reese has worse luck than Jack Bauer. How many ridiculously unlikely days can one man experience? It should have gotten old by now, but it's really not. The formula still works and Erikson finds even more outlandish ways to tie strands of separate events together into a witty and hilarious tapestry. Definitely some of the funniest books I've read since the last Douglas Adams or Vonnegut book I've touched. I think I actually prefer these books to the main Malazan series. In fact, I'm sure of it at this point.