![]() ![]() She bargains not for payment in coin or luxuries, but for a single oath: the Crows will be recognized for their contributions to society, given fair treatment, and have protection from the increasingly popular Oleander Gentry-a loosely affiliated group of vigilantes who want to wipe out the Crow caste entirely. Everyone may spit on them and try to cheat them, but the Crows still know their worth. ![]() The crown prince and his body double are enacting a ruse to escape the palace, and they want the Crows’ to take them to their political allies.įie, the chief-in-training for her band, doesn’t like a couple of Phoenix-caste prettyboys coming in and telling them what to do. ![]() But these victims are no ordinary citizens. They’ve been called to deal with plague victims, the duty of their caste, since they alone are immune to the disease. It starts with a band of Crows, the lowest caste in the highly striated society of Sabor. I’ve read a lot of good books this year, but none have this absolutely magical combination of first-class worldbuilding, stellar characterization, and timely messaging. Actually, if you only read one book this year, let it be The Merciful Crow, too. ![]() If you only read one book this summer, let it be Margaret Owen’s The Merciful Crow. ![]()
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