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. THE RESURRECTIONIST OF CALIGO By Wendy Trimboli and Alicia ZalogaAngry Robot Books, e/b, 6.99Reviewed by Matthew JohnsIn Caligo, the royal family have a divine right to rule as they are blessed with magical powers, said to come from an ancestor’s marriage to a magical creature. With little choice, he finds himself indentured to Sibylla and propelled into an investigation. 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. “Man of Science” Roger Weathersby scrapes out a risky living digging up corpses for medical schools. With 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. The Resurrectionist of Caligo by Wendy Trimboli Book PDF Summary
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