![]() ![]() ![]() They are permitted to live on the fringes of society due to an inborn plague protection. ![]() TEETH.) In all the respects that matter though, this novel is a classic fantasy adventure that shows just how much a talented author can accomplish with a big enough imagination and the writing chops to back it up.įie is a Crow, the lowest of castes in Sabor. The Merciful Crow should be front and center for any class on worldbuilding, as Owen has done some quite impressive things on that front. In The Merciful Crow, the first book of her new series, Margaret Owen introduces a world that is both familiar (distracted king ignoring his duties, ambitious second queen who wants her young son to rule, crown prince who is the target of his murderous stepmother, faithful best friend determined to save prince, many many unhappy subjects, etc., etc.) and packed with a ton (!) of story elements that readers will never have seen before. ![]()
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