More like The Glasswrights' Apprentice

anchored on:fantasypolitical intriguesecondary worldmystery & detectiveidentityclass conflict+4 more

but

Narrow

Blood Over Bright HavenNovel
M. L. Wangstandalone novel2023
Dark fantasy, dark in tone.
“Magic has made the city of Tiran an industrial utopia, but magic has a cost—and the collectors have come calling.”
from the catalogue
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
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 →
Poison WarSeries
series2 books2018
Urban fantasy.
Start with City of Lies →
Uncommon MagicSeries
series2 books2015
Start with A Pocket Full of Murder →
TortallUniverse
universe25 books1983
Adventurous in tone, about coming of age.
“In Tortall she does it anyway — and earns the right the hard way, through bruises, cold mornings in the training yard, and the slow winning-over of people who swore she'd fail.”
from the catalogue
Start with Alanna: The First Adventure →
includes Beka Cooper / Provost's Dog, Song of the Lioness, The Immortals, Daughter of the Lioness, Protector of the Small, The Numair Chronicles