Wanted Dead
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Callum isn't usually in favor of jobs on short-notice, especially not in a city he's already wary of staying in. As an asset-relocator, he likes to know what he's getting into, especially with his fiancée Jill depending on him finding good gigs. Unfortunately, that's exactly the job he has tonight. With no time for reconnaissance or planning, he and his partner will need to get in and out. Nice, simple, not at all complicated.
Until he actually gets there.
Now he's stuck running back and forth across the whole of Burrowsmouth, trying to get rid of the strange artifact that's a bit too attached to him. Hunted by more than just the artifact's owners, and trying to work around the motives of two other ladies he dragged into the mess!
On his side he has his darling and spunky fiancée Jill, a goblin who thinks first with her fists, the city witch Mittens, a trans grimalkin catgirl with a flat stare that could melt iron, andAdequate Climates Upon The Arrival OfSereneSeasons, a harpy priestess who was forced to be a sacrifice of the cult.
Opposing him is... everyone else. Not just the cult, but other thieves, and not to mention the city watch.
He'll have to put his keen rogue mind to the task of getting rid of the damned necklace while avoiding his foes. If he doesn't manage it by Sunrise, he's done for.
Technically passes the Bechdel test! A street level adventure in a high fantasy world!
Cover drawn by Kiak, @SuperKiakArt
Information
- Status
- Completed
- Year
- 2024
- Author
- Modstin
Royal Road Stats
- Rating
- 5.0/ 5.0
- Followers
- 20
- Views
- 6,852
Chapters(15 total)
- The End of ItOct 29, 2024
- The FinaleOct 29, 2024
- An EndingOct 25, 2024
- By the SaintsOct 22, 2024
- Krasotavian RouletteOct 18, 2024
- Finding EscapeOct 15, 2024
- A Short DiversionOct 11, 2024
- Broken GlassOct 8, 2024
- Watchhouse BlitzOct 4, 2024
- Protective CustodyOct 1, 2024
- The City WitchSep 27, 2024
- Flying the CoopSep 21, 2024
- Dropping InSep 21, 2024
- The Job and How it Went WrongSep 20, 2024
- PrologueSep 20, 2024
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Community Reviews(1)
- RznRoyal Road★★★★★ 5.0Callum gets more than he bargained for when he accepts a thieving job and ends up stumbling in the middle of a cult and a dangerous artifact. There is romance, there is worldbuilding, and there is enough story that this holds up beyond more 'intimate' scenes. Those scenes seem clearly meant for a male audience though not everyone might be keen of the non-human partners. They are skippable and the story would hold up, though the magical macguffin is tied to such things.
Overall, I did enjoy the story because it had some interesting cultural differences and enough attention to detail in the setting as to pass muster. There is some regular comedy with Callum getting himself into trouble and doing whatever he can to get out of it. The ending wraps up well and that is important.
My issues... Some parts of this are a bit rough and the male gaze aspect is strong, but you know that going in. Some readers might be put off, but the cover is pretty clear. One slightly darker moment occurs near the end that runs a bit counter to the tone, but other than that this stays on point.