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RithmatistSeries
series1 book2013
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age, set in secondary world.
Start with The Rithmatist →
The Last Legacy (James Logan)Series
series2 books2024
About family secrets, set in secondary world and big city.
“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 →
The Manual of DetectionNovel
Jedediah Berrystandalone novel2009
Steampunk, eerie in tone, set in otherworld and big city.
“Berry's debut novel, it is set in an unnamed city and blends elements of pulp detective fiction, fantasy, steampunk, and surrealism.”
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Uncommon MagicSeries
series2 books2015
Set in secondary world and big city.
Start with A Pocket Full of Murder →
Shadow of the LeviathanSeries
series3 books2024
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 →
The City & the CityNovel
China Miévillestandalone novel2009
About identity and political intrigue, set in otherworld and contemporary.