Skeleton in the Closet: A Dragon Business Adventure by Kevin J. AndersonMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
The trial and tribulations of a former Knight and his band of friends who in these hard times live off their reputation of Dragon killers (mostly thanks to well paid Minstrels) and now "con" the well to do with daring deeds to rid their kingdoms and domains of various monsters and other undesirables. After a successful con involving killing a giant water monster the band decide to expand their business and con a King out of a small fortune by creating and selling him an art masterpiece. Alas despite the con initially going well when the Kings rich friends come to the epic unveiling of his latest acquisition the intrusion of an evil Magician and an Orc army kinda spoils the mood. So it is left up to the team to be themselves and save the King and his subjects from being entrees and main courses let along desert for the invaders.
Skeleton in the Closet was a recent Kickstarter project from Kevin and I was happy to back the novel being a long term fan of his writing. While I lean towards his scifi this fantasy based comedic story was a lot of fun with a colourful cast of characters and situations with a narrative that was fast paced and never boring, give it a go.
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