The Incorruptibles

The Incorruptibles
Author	John Hornor Jacobs
Country	England
Language	English
Genre	Fantasy novel
Published	2014 (Gollancz)
Media type	Print (paperback)
Pages	306
ISBN	9780575123465
OCLC	921846193
Followed by	Foreign Devils

The Incorruptibles is a 2014 fantasy novel by American author, John Hornor Jacobs. It concerns two mercenaries, Shoestring, a half-dwarf/human, and Fisk, a human, who are employed to guard a nobleman and his family as they journey along a river by paddleboat.

Reception

James Lovegrove, writing in the Financial Times, commended Jacobs' ability to "blend() cowboys, the Roman empire and high fantasy";[1] while the Arkansas Timespraised his "wholly original and deeply imaginative voice."[2]

The Incorruptibles has also been reviewed by the British Fantasy Society,[3] SFFWorld.com,[4] and SFBook Reviews.[5]

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References

James Lovegrove (August 30, 2014). "'The Incorruptibles', by John Hornor Jacobs". Financial Times. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
Matt Baker (April 20, 2015). "Review: "The Incorruptibles" by John Hornor Jacobs". Arkansa Times. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
Katherine Fowler (February 19, 2016). "The Incorruptibles. Book Review". britishfantasysociety.org. Brit Fantasy Soc Ltd. Retrieved July 3, 2019. The Incorruptibles is a breath of fresh air ... The plot of this novel is not overly complex, yet the originality of the world that has been built, and the strength of the characters, make the novel feel as well-crafted as many epic fantasies twice the length of this book.
Mark Yon (August 2, 2014). "The Incorruptibles by John Hornor Jacobs". sffworld.com. SFFWorld. Retrieved July 3, 2019. It was nice to read something that in the end turns into a rather original novel, albeit with traits regular readers of the genre might recognise.
D. L. Denham. "The Incorruptibles by John Hornor Jacobs". sfbook.com. sfbook.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019. Highly entertaining and fast-paced is a necessity and this story delivers just that, while offering a new fantasy to slip into for a few hours. Preferably not too near the witching hour.

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[1] James Lovegrove (August 30, 2014). "'The Incorruptibles', by John Hornor Jacobs". Financial Times. Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[2] Matt Baker (April 20, 2015). "Review: "The Incorruptibles" by John Hornor Jacobs". Arkansa Times. Retrieved July 3, 2019.

[3] Katherine Fowler (February 19, 2016). "The Incorruptibles. Book Review". britishfantasysociety.org. Brit Fantasy Soc Ltd. Retrieved July 3, 2019. The Incorruptibles is a breath of fresh air ... The plot of this novel is not overly complex, yet the originality of the world that has been built, and the strength of the characters, make the novel feel as well-crafted as many epic fantasies twice the length of this book.

[4] Mark Yon (August 2, 2014). "The Incorruptibles by John Hornor Jacobs". sffworld.com. SFFWorld. Retrieved July 3, 2019. It was nice to read something that in the end turns into a rather original novel, albeit with traits regular readers of the genre might recognise.

[5] D. L. Denham. "The Incorruptibles by John Hornor Jacobs". sfbook.com. sfbook.com. Retrieved July 3, 2019. Highly entertaining and fast-paced is a necessity and this story delivers just that, while offering a new fantasy to slip into for a few hours. Preferably not too near the witching hour.