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Robin
I’ve been managing my uncle’s secondhand building-supply center long enough to know that I need to make an impression on new employees first. I’m five-foot-two and skinny and look younger than twenty-five. I start with the power suit and the power attitude, until I get the upper hand. Problem is, with Alaric, I’ve been bossing him around wearing the stupid tie and shiny shoes for a week, and I don’t think he’s impressed yet.

Alaric
The kid running this store doesn’t know that dangerous artifacts were dumped here in the clearance of a local sorcerer’s house. Robin’s human. To him, magic’s just a trick and a joke. My familiar Harry and I know better. If I don’t find the missing grimoire bound in human skin before someone less scrupulous does, we’re all in trouble. I need to ignore Robin’s cute ass and keep searching, although that ass gives me an idea for a distraction if I need one.

Saved by the Rat is a standalone 17,000-word story set in the Necromancer universe in modern times (content warning for violence).

Book Review

Hoping to exude confidence and authority, Robin, of 'Saved by the Rat' by Kaje Harper, wears a suit to his antique shop. All his employees fall in line except for his new hire, Alaric, who appears oblivious to Robin's efforts.

 

Alaric isn't who he appears to be. He's a wizard with a particularly witty and resourceful familiar named Harry. Harry stays in the background, surveying the shop, looking for their reason for being there – a powerfully dangerous book, mainly if it is in the wrong hands.

 

Alaric and Harry find the chest the book is in but can't open it. They form a plan to steal the piece of furniture so they have time to figure it out; when they sneak in to remove it, they are horrified to find that someone has already stolen it! Their main goal is to return the desk before the thieves can open it.

 

Kaje has created a short but entertaining story with all the elements of a longer tale. Although it is unnecessary to read the 'Necromancer’ series, having done so gave me a deeper understanding of it. I loved all the characters, especially Harry with his big personality, snark, and resourcefulness. Thanks, Kaje. It was nice to revisit the Necromancer universe.

 

 

 

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Additional Information

Format	ebook
Length	Novella, 69 pages/17000 words
Heat Level
Publication Date	02-March-2025
Price	$0.99 ebook
Buy Link	https://www.amazon.com/Saved-Rat-Necromancer-Kaje-Harper-ebook/dp/B0DZ3FJD1M