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Shadow of the LeviathanSeries
series3 books2024
Fantasy and mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in secondary world.
“Set in an empire built along the shores of colossal sea monsters, it follows an unconventional investigator and her sharp-eyed assistant solving crimes that expose the empire's engineered biology and its rot from within.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Tainted Cup →
MaradaineUniverse
universe19 books2015
Fantasy, set in secondary world and big city.
“The tramlines of Maradaine run through everything — past the University spires, down the gaslit alleys of Dentonhill, across the cold marble of Parliament.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Holver Alley Crew →
includes Maradaine Constabulary, Maradaine Elite, The Streets of Maradaine, Maradaine Saga
Poison WarSeries
series2 books2018
Urban fantasy.
Start with City of Lies →
The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series
series2 books2024
About family secrets.
“Lukan Gardova is a cardsharp, academy dropout, and – thanks to a duel that ended badly – the disgraced heir to an ancient noble house.”
from the catalogue
Start with The Silverblood Promise →
Blood Over Bright HavenNovel
M. L. Wangstandalone novel2023
Dark fantasy, dark in tone, about class conflict.
“Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.”
from the catalogue
The City & the CityNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2009
About identity and surveillance, set in otherworld and contemporary.