Bauchelain and Korbal Broach : Volume One: Three Short Novels of the Malazan Empire (Malazan Book of the Fallen)

A trio of novellas includes "Blood Follows," in which a manservant works under two sorcerers to counter a serial killer; "The Lees of Laughter's End," in which a high-seas journey is disrupted by dark forces; and "The Healthy Dead," in which the sorcerers and their manservant counter zealous do-gooders.