The Many Deaths of the Black Company memoir when the pressure is on

when the pressure is on

a wonderfully atmospheric coming-of-age family drama told from the perspective of a fierce 12-year-old girl - reminiscent of a modern-day Scout Finch - as she unravels the secrets that threaten her entire family

and what it truly means to be an American

folk religions

her tongue transformed into a slug

The Many Deaths of the Black Company memoir when the pressure is onLet me tell you who I am, on the chance that these scribblings do survive. . ."I am Murgen, Standardbearer of the Black Company, though I bear the shame of having lost that standard in battle. I am keeping these Annals because Croaker is dead, One Eye won't, and hardly anyone else can read or write. I will be your guide for however long it takes the Shadowlanders to force our present predicament to its inevitable end. . ."The Many Deaths of the Black