the undertaking of hart and mercy megan bannen

Hart, meanwhile, has so many chips on his shoulders I’m surprised his shirts stay on. Turns out, he secretly studied history when he was supposed to be studying undertaking, and he is not interested in becoming yet another son in Birdsall and Sons. Zeddie is not cut out for mortuary work, poor thing. Mercy has been running the business herself, but when Zeddie finally shows up after finishing his educational program to learn the process, he turns green, freaks out, vomits, and runs. Roy’s had a heart attack, and under doctor’s orders he’s supposed to not do things (he does things anyway). Her father inherited Birdsall and Sons from his father, and Mercy and Roy, her dad, have been expecting Mercy’s brother, Zeddie, to take over.

Funerary services in this world are a Whole Thing, involving sail cloth, salt, incantations, ships, and a trip across the Salt Sea, where a god (there are many) welcomes souls into the world beyond. Mercy, as per the title, is an undertaker. Those souls get violent as they have to then find a new body, because dead bodies are really poor investments in terms of maintenance and upkeep. Hart is a marshal who journeys into a magical world called Tanria and basically hunts zombies? Sort of? They aren’t called zombies (they’re drudges) but they’re corpses reanimated by a soul that takes over the dead body. Hart and Mercy do not like each other at the start of the story. If you like grumpy, taciturn characters with squishy, gooey insides, characters who struggle to become who they are or be recognized for who they are, and, above all, you like a major epistolary element to your stories (I have raised all my hands to that list) you will really like this. As the dangers from Tanria grow closer, so do the unlikely correspondents.This is a book about loneliness, about living a life when constantly dealing with death, and about being seen and heard and understood. If only Hart knew he’s been baring his soul to the person who infuriates him most – Mercy. Much to his surprise, an anonymous letter comes back in return, and a tentative friendship is born.

She’s been single-handedly keeping Birdsall & Son Undertakers afloat in defiance of sullen jerks like Hart, who seems to have a gift for showing up right when her patience is thinnest.Īfter yet another exasperating run-in with Mercy, Hart finds himself penning a letter addressed simply to “A Friend”. It’s an unforgiving job, and Hart’s got nothing but time to ponder his loneliness. Hart is a marshal, tasked with patrolling the strange and magical wilds of Tanria.

The Undertaking of Hart and Mercy Megan Bannen € 19.99 This item arrived at both our stores within the past 8 weeks If not in stock, the expected delivery time to our store for this item will be 3-5 working days.

The undertaking of hart and mercy megan bannen