Kobolds are supposed to run away—it’s what they’re best at. But Jack? Born with a club foot, he’s had to adapt. Resilient and clever, he clawed his way to respectability as majordomo of a premiere subterranean estate. He even found a father figure in the famed necromancer who owns the place.
Life was perfect… until a superband of overpowered do-gooders arrived bent on burglary and murder. These mercilessly righteous warriors of light cannot be beaten, or at least that’s how it looks on paper.
Jack must choose between survival and the people he loves… unless he can somehow defy the stats and find an unconventional solution.

‘Majordomo’ made me smile. Not because it was cosy or even comic but because I’d always suspected the heroes and paladins of the light were violent narcissists rather than righteous warriors, and it was nice to see someone take them on. 

It was an engaging story with a strong climax that also allowed me to understand the emotional attachment between the lethal, club-footed, should-have-been-drowned-at-birth Majordomo and the much-feared necromancer who gave him a home and treated him like a son.

In 103 pages, Tim Carter built a small world, shared the story of an outcast’s life and showed me how a Superband of Heroes can seem like Murdering Hobos to the people whose home they are trying to sack. The plot kept me turning the pages to find out what would happen next. The action scenes were fun, and the main character was the most likeable killer I met in a while.

I’d like to read more of Tim Carters’ work, so I’ve downloaded his latest novel, ‘Jester‘ which was published in April 2025.

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