**From one of the most original voices in fantasy comes a twisted tale of murder, betrayal, and battlefield salvage.** There’s no formal training for battlefield salvage. You just have to pick things up as you go along. Swords, armour, arrows – and the bodies, of course. Over the years, Saevus Corax has picked up a lot of things. Some of them have made him decent money, others have brought nothing but trouble. But it’s a living, and somebody has to deal with the dead. Something else that Saevus has buried is his past. Unfortunately, he didn’t quite succeed. For more from K. J. Parker, check out: *Sixteen Ways to Defend a Walled City* *How to Rule an Empire and Get Away With It A Practical Guide to Conquering the World* **The Two of Swords** *The Two of Swords: Volume One* *The Two of Swords Volume Two* *The Two of Swords: Volume Three* **The Fencer Trilogy** *Colours in the Steel* *The Belly of the Bow* *The Proof House* **The Scavenger Trilogy** *Shadow* *Pattern* *Memory* **Engineer Trilogy** *Devices and Desires* *Evil for Evil* *The Escapement* *The Company* *The Folding Knife* *The Hammer* *Sharps*