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Blood Follows is the first novella in the Bauchelain & Korbal Broach series by Steven Erikson. The novella is also included in The First Collected Tales of Bauchelain and Korbal Broach.

Publisher's Summary[]

In the port city of Lamentable Moll, a diabolical killer stalks the streets and panic grips the citizens like a fever. As Emancipor Reese's legendary ill luck would have it, his previous employer is the unknown killer's latest victim. But two strangers have come to town, and they have posted in Fishmonger's Round a note, reeking of death-warded magic, requesting the services of a manservant.

Dramatis Personae[]

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  • Greymane, former Malazan Fist (Mentioned only)[4]
  • Watch Sergeant Guld, the king's most experienced city watchman and investigator[3]

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  • Obler, owner of Sorrowman's Hostel and scribe[2]

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  • Captain Pummel, captain of the Barnsider (Mentioned only)[12]

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Plot summary[]

Trivia[]

Erikson wrote the entire novella in longhand.[15]

Cover gallery[]

Notes and references[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Blood Follows, Section 2
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Blood Follows, Section 5
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Blood Follows, Section 3
  4. 4.0 4.1 4.2 Blood Follows, Section 6
  5. 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Blood Follows, Section 4
  6. Blood Follows, Section 8
  7. Blood Follows, Section 12
  8. 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Blood Follows, Section 9
  9. Blood Follows, Section 16
  10. 10.0 10.1 Blood Follows, Section 14
  11. 11.0 11.1 Blood Follows, Section 10
  12. 12.0 12.1 12.2 Blood Follows, Section 15
  13. 13.0 13.1 Blood Follows, Section 19
  14. Blood Follows, Section 17
  15. Steven Erikson Facebook post 28 March 2020
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