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Book SynopsisWith a murderer on the loose, it’s up to an enlightened bodysnatcher and a rebellious princess to save the city, in this wonderfully inventive Victorian-tinged fantasy noir.“Man of Science” Roger Weathersby scrapes out a risky living digging up corpses for medical schools. When he’s framed for the murder of one of his cadavers, he’s forced to trust in the superstitions he’s always rejected: his former friend, princess Sibylla, offers to commute Roger’s execution in a blood magic ritual which will bind him to her forever. With little choice, he finds himself indentured to Sibylla and propelled into an investigation. There’s a murderer loose in the city of Caligo, and the duo must navigate science and sorcery, palace intrigue and dank boneyards to catch the butcher before the killings tear their whole country apart.
File Under: Fantasy [ Straybound Royal Magic A Good Hanging Secret Siste
Trade Review"Resurrectionist is tantalisingly real, the prose is breathlessly witty, and the characters are impossible to avoid loving"
"Sells itself on a single sentence."
"the strangest literary mushrooms since Alice in Wonderland."
"as gaudy and vivid as a Hogarth print"
"I loved the characters, the world-building, the tight plot and the emotional payoff. One of my favorites of the summer!"
"The convincing setting, engaging characters and an artfully devised plot all combine to give these particular fantasy themes a vivid freshness."
"The Resurrectionist of Caligo plays with genre in an intriguing and clever way. There are horror elements mixed with fantasy, colonial critique, and class commentary, all blended into a book that is a pleasure to read."
"The novel is artfully written from dual perspectives but with one fluid style, and will appeal to readers of sf, fantasy, and historical mystery, or those who just can't choose."
"Wendy Trimboli and Alicia Zaloga build their world with meticulous care, and the plotting is rich and cunning…a story and characters to savour, in a world painted in vivid detail."
