The Maid and the Crocodile
novel 2024 Raybearer
Record
| First published | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Original language |  EN |
| Work type | novel |
| Canon status | |
| First-edition ISBN | 9781419764356 |
Synopsis
Set in the world of Raybearer, this standalone novel follows Small Sade, a young woman with an unusual appearance who seeks work as a maid in the magical city of Oluwan. Sade is secretly a Curse Eater, able to alter people's fates through the act of cleaning their homes, a gift she hopes will help her build a better life in the city despite warnings about the risks of her talent. Her plans are upended when she accidentally binds her fate to the Crocodile, a powerful and feared deity with his own hidden, revolutionary agenda. As Sade takes a position at a prestigious inn to establish herself among Oluwan's elite, she must navigate her growing connection to the Crocodile and the secrets of her own past, while the story examines class, ambition, and what the city's overlooked servants and workers deserve.
Where it sits
- Universe: Raybearer
- Series: not part of a registered series (standalone work within its universe)
- Author: Jordan Ifueko
Notes
- A standalone companion novel 'set in the world of Raybearer' (publisher's own description) rather than a direct sequel to Tarisai's story -- registered Expanded Canon, not folded into the 2-book Core Canon duology, per the Rivers of London side-novella precedent.
Neighbouring works
Publication order and internal chronology are tracked as two separate orderings and are never conflated: a book's place in one says nothing about its place in the other.
- Publication order, within Raybearer (standalone work): position 3 of 3: previous Redemptor (2021)
Sources
← Raybearer dossier · All universes
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