#47 Rat Queens, Vol. 1: Sass & Sorcery by Kurtis J. Wiebe, Roc Upchurch

I have heard about this for a while now and since it is on the Hugo ballot now is a good time to read it. The Rat Queens are a female group of hard partying mercs that also do a great job fighting.  This is the usual mixed skill group of fighter, thief, magic user, and such.  Too much in town brawling has them sent on a quest of kill the problem or don’t come back. Turns out all the mercenary groups got the same marching orders. Of course things are not what they appear and the story develops.  The writing is fun and clever and I was giggling at the jokes in this.  I’ll be reading the next collection ASAP.

#48 Rat Queens, Vol. 2: The Far Reaching Tentacles of N'rygoth by Kurtis J. Wiebe, Roc Upchurch

The second volume starts the morning after the first one and this collection has to do with the back story of one of the Rat Queens.  The city is under attack and the Rat Queens try and save the city.  I would say read this right after volume one because there is no catch up for someone if they pick this collection up cold. Less fun times for our girls and more bashing heads and tossing lots of magic around.