5/31/2023 0 Comments The Iron Jackal by Chris Wooding![]() ![]() ![]() He’d been expecting someone fiercely intense, a wild-eyed savage of some kind. The crew includes Crake, the “highly educated and eloquent” daemonist and his metal golem, Bess Pinn, more muscle than brain, but determined to be an inventor Harkins, a stellar flier with a severe anxiety disorder Silo, a former slave with a mysterious past Malvery, a doctor with a drinking problem Jez, “who was half-daemon, and who was dead by most people’s standards” and Slag, the irascible cat. The crew’s been together on The Kitty for awhile now, and they are finally feeling flush with success after their most recent exploits (The Black Lung Captain). Lately, however, he has found that his normally self-centered ethics are undergoing an uncomfortable transformation as he discovers he cares about his crew of misfits. A swashbuckling rapscallion, he has an ego unsurpassed by his wit or his morals. ![]() One can’t help but delight in the antics of Captain Frey of the airship The Kitty Jay. ![]()
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