Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords is the seventh novella in the Bauchelain & Korbal Broach series by Steven Erikson. During the Covid pandemic of 2020, he wrote the entire novella in longhand just as he did the first Bauchelain and Korbal Broach novella, Blood Follows. As he finished each handwritten page, he posted a photograph of the results on his Facebook page so fans could follow along.[1] He hopes to auction the original manuscript off for charity when complete.[2]
The book was later officially published by PS Publishing in the Fall of 2021.
Publisher's Summary[]
Emancipor Reese was pretty certain he’d been a child once, long ago in the coastal city of Lamentable Moll. But lately, his imagination had been failing in his recreation of it. All of his memories of those years were blurs in his mind. These days, when he struggled to recall his childhood, he had to imagine himself looking at things from knee-height, which more or less worked but still left him unsatisfied, as most of his memories of being on his knees involved being drunk and puking his guts out. He was fairly certain he hadn’t found himself in that position as a child. Then again, anything was possible.
Dramatis Personae[]
A
- Abercrass, manservant to Pwet Terse[3]
- Anavalistia, wet-nurse[4]
B
- Bauchelain, necromancer and partner of Korbal Broach[5]
- Bilious Drought, castellan of the Tearful Three[3]
- Bleat, guardsman of Earbeford[6]
- Burok, town manuromancer of Earbeford, husband of Ilma[4]
E
- Emancipor Reese, manservant to Bauchelain and Korbal Broach[5]
G
- Grabella, guardswoman of Earbeford[7]
- Grizzer, Anavalistia's ex-husband (Mentioned only)[4]
- Gullyb, Chancellor of Earbeford[5]
I
K
- Korbal Broach, necromancer and partner of Bauchelain[5]
M
N
- Nistilla, member of Earbeford council[7]
- Nog the Furbious, necromancer, one of the Tearful Three[9]
P
- Prox the Mad Jaghut, warlord (Mentioned only)[9]
- Puppy, Emancipor Reese's new pet[10]
- Pwet Terse, necromancer, one of the Tearful Three[3]
S
- Scribe, employee of Earbeford government[5]
- Solly, a life-sized doll[11]
- Survivalist, tower dweller near Earbeford[12]
- Swillstine, manservant to Trooth the Dint[3]
T
- Thibly, cobbler[4]
- Throatnash, (or Nasher) Bauchelain's childhood pet dog (Mentioned only)[10]
- Trooth the Dint, necromancer, one of the Tearful Three[9]
V
- Lady Verbis, member of Earbeford council[13]
- Villiob, captain of Earbeford guard[4]
Z
Plot summary[]
The Pages[]
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Pages 1-50[]
Pages 51-100[]
Pages 101-106[]
Cover gallery[]
Notes and references[]
- ↑ Steven Erikson Facebook post 28 March 2020
- ↑ Steven Erikson Facebook post 11 April 2020
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 5
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 1
- ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 11
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 12
- ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 6
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 3
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 4
- ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 10
- ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 7
- ↑ Upon a Dark of Evil Overlords, Section 13