Pode ser Dawnthief , de James Barclay, publicado pela primeira vez em 1999. O livro (primeiro do Crônicas do Corvo é sobre:
The Raven are band of mercenaries, from the continent of Balaia, who are famous, with a reputation for being the best at what they do. As a result, they already have all the money they need and so the fights and missions they choose to do during the books are what they choose to do and not what they are paid to do - this means that they do what they consider to be the just and right thing to do. The Raven have been together ten years before the beginning of DawnThief, and have already lost two members named Kirst and Halyn. Each time a member of the Raven dies they observe their own private rituals, holding a Vigil and promising never to forget the dead member.
O nome do grupo de mercenários é O Corvo ao invés de O Corvo , mas eu imediatamente pensei sobre este livro.