Series
The Books of the Elements
David Drake · 4 novels · 2010–2015
Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
Map
The Books of the Elements at the centre, its books fanned around what holds them. Pick anything for its details, and zoom out for similar series in orbit — the reading order above lists the same books as text.
Stats
By decade
- 2010s4
Shape
4 novels
1 author · completed series
reads like:historical fantasygodssecondary worldancient worldtenseadult
Mood
Grim and intense: 75% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
grim · intensebright · intensegrim · calmbright · calmtenseadventurousdarkeeriefunnylightheartedrelaxingsadcatalogthis series
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book4 of 4 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Out of the Watersdarkest
- The Legions of Firebrightest · most intense
- Monsters of the Earthcalmest