"[A] ferocious, exhilarating narrative!" - The New York Times Book Review
A Tor.com Best of 2019 Pick
A 2020 YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults Pick
Debut author Margaret Owen crafts a powerful saga of vengeance, survival, and sacrifice-perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Kendare Blake-in The Merciful Crow .
"Packed to the teeth with fresh worldbuilding and righteous fury...It's a ride that is wildly fun."-Emily A. Duncan, New York Times -bestselling author of Wicked Saints
"Rich, harrowing, and unafraid to tackle discrimination-perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo and Tomi Adeyemi."- Kirkus , Starred Review
One way or another, we always feed the crows.
A future chieftain
Fie abides by one rule: look after your own. Her Crow caste of undertakers and mercy-killers takes more abuse than coin, but when they're called to collect royal dead, she's hoping they'll find the payout of a lifetime.
A fugitive prince
When Crown Prince Jasimir turns out to have faked his death, Fie's ready to cut her losses-and perhaps his throat. But he offers a wager that she can't refuse: protect him from a ruthless queen, and he'll protect the Crows when he reigns.
A too-cunning bodyguard
Hawk warrior Tavin has always put Jas's life before his, magically assuming the prince's appearance and shadowing his every step. But what happens when Tavin begins to want something to call his own?

The Merciful Crow, book 1

Owen, Margaret, 1986- author

New York: Henry Holt and Company

St. Martin's Press

Wednesday Books

Macmillan USA

Tor Nightfire

United States, United States of America

First edition, New York, 2019

Illustrated, PS, 2019

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Fie, A Sixteen-year-old Chieftain From A Lowly Cast Of Mercy-killers, Must Rely On Her Wits And Bone Magic To Smuggle The Crown Prince Of Sabor To Safety. Fie's Crow Caste Of Undertakers And Mercy-killers Takes More Abuse Than Coin; When They're Called To Collect Royal Dead, She's Hoping They'll Find The Payout Of A Lifetime. But Crown Prince Jasimir Faked His Death, And Fie's Ready To Cut His Throat. He Offers A Wager That She Can't Refuse: Protect Him From A Ruthless Queen, And He'll Protect The Crows When He Reigns. Hawk Warrior Tavin, Jas's Bodyguard, Magically Assumed The Prince's Appearance And Shadowed His Every Step, But Is Beginning To Want Something To Call His Own. The Trio Must Form An Uneasy Alliance To Escape Queen Rhusana. -- Adapted From Jacket Margaret Owen. Series Information From Goodreads.com.

Fie (16) behoort tot de Kraaien, de laagste kaste van het land. Zij hebben als taak alle pestslachtoffers af te voeren. Als Fie naar het paleis wordt geroepen om de dode prins Jasimir en zijn lijfwacht tavin op te halen, belandt ze in een gevaarlijk complot. NL-ZmNBD

373 pages : 24 cm
Fie, a sixteen-year-old chieftain from a lowly cast of mercy-killers, must rely on her wits and bone magic to smuggle the crown prince of Sabor to safety
Maps on endpapers
American Library Association Best Fiction for YA 01/2020

2023-10-09