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[]
B
- Master Baltro, cloth merchant and ill-fated former master of Emancipor Reese (Mentioned only)[1]
- Bauchelain, necromancer and partner of Korbal Broach[2]
- Birklas Punth, rat-hunter[3]
- Blather Roe, rat-hunter[3]
- Bursting With Wit, a lich living in Sekarand's tower[4]
D
E
- Emancipor Reese, manservant to Bauchelain and Korbal Broach[1]
G
- Greymane, former Malazan Fist (Mentioned only)[4]
- Watch Sergeant Guld, the king's most experienced city watchman and investigator[3]
K
- Korbal Broach, necromancer and partner of Bauchelain (First mentioned)[2] (First appearance)[6]
- Kreege, crusty old dockworker[5]
- Kulp Elder, sage (Mentioned only)[7]
L
- Lordson Hoom, Moll noble (Mentioned only)[8]
- Luksor, ill-fated former master of Emancipor Reese (Mentioned only)[5]
M
- Captain Mad Hilt, usurper of Korel throne (Mentioned only)[5]
- Mercy Blackpug, doll maker[9]
- Mince Blackpug, sister of Mercy[3]
- Mully, Moll citizen and fond of ghosts (Mentioned only)[10]
- Mully's husband, patron at Squint's Bar[10]
N
O
P
S
- Captain Sater, captain of the Suncurl (Mentioned only)[12]
- Sekarand, self proclaimed High Sorcerer (Mentioned only)[4]
- King Seljure, king of Moll (Mentioned only)[3]
- Septryl, ill-fated former master of Emancipor Reese (Mentioned only)[5]
- Princess Sharn, princess of Moll (First mentioned)[5] (First appearance)[8]
- Princess Sharn's handmaiden, servant (First mentioned)[8] (First appearance)[13]
- Steck Marynd, foreign swordsman[3]
- Sturge Weaver, merchant[1]
- Stul Ophan, Moll court magus[3]
- Subly, wife of Emancipor Reese[1]
T
- Tulgord Vise, Mortal Sword of the Sisters[8]
- Captain Turb, captain of the Troughbucket (Mentioned only)[12]
- Tralp Younger, alchemist (Mentioned only)[11]
W
- Watch corporal, aide to sergeant Guld[3]
- Whitemane, sole-taken rat (First mentioned)[14] (First appearance)[13]
Plot summary[]
Trivia[]
Erikson wrote the entire novella in longhand.[15]
Cover gallery[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Blood Follows, Section 2
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Blood Follows, Section 5
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Blood Follows, Section 3
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Blood Follows, Section 6
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 Blood Follows, Section 4
- ↑ Blood Follows, Section 8
- ↑ Blood Follows, Section 12
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Blood Follows, Section 9
- ↑ Blood Follows, Section 16
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Blood Follows, Section 14
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Blood Follows, Section 10
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 Blood Follows, Section 15
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Blood Follows, Section 19
- ↑ Blood Follows, Section 17
- ↑ Steven Erikson Facebook post 28 March 2020