Series

Cities of the Weft

Alex Pheby · 3 novels · 1 short story · 2020–2025

Alex Pheby's Cities of the Weft trilogy is set in a world where reality itself is woven from a substance called 'weft.' It begins with Mordew (2020), continues through Malarkoi (2022), and concludes with Waterblack (2025).

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  • 2020s4

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Grim and intense: 100% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.

this series · the catalog · one dot = one book3 of 4 works carry a tone

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