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From the co-author of the viral New York Times bestseller This is How You Lose the Time War.
“[A] taut and unique blend of legal drama, fantasy, and noir.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review
Max Gladstone’s Craft Sequence chronicles the epic struggle to build a just society in a modern fantasy world.
Shadow demons plague the city reservoir, and Red King Consolidated has sent in Caleb Altemoc—casual gambler and professional risk manager—to cleanse the water for the sixteen million people of Dresediel Lex. At the scene of the crime, Caleb finds an alluring and clever cliff runner, Crazy Mal, who easily outpaces him.
But Caleb has more than the demon infestation, Mal, or job security to worry about when he discovers that his father—the last priest of the old gods and leader of the True Quechal terrorists—has broken into his home and is wanted in connection to the attacks on the water supply.
From the beginning, Caleb and Mal are bound by lust, Craft, and chance, as both play a dangerous game where gods and people are pawns. They sleep on water, they dance in fire…and all the while the Twin Serpents slumbering beneath the earth are stirring, and they are hungry.
Set in a phenomenally built world in which lawyers ride lightning bolts, souls are currency, and cities are powered by the remains of fallen gods, Max Gladstone’s Craft Sequence introduces readers to a modern fantasy landscape and an epic struggle to build a just society.
Also Available by Max Gladstone:
The Craft Sequence
1. Three Parts Dead
2. Two Serpents Rise
3. Full Fathom Five
4. Last First Snow
5. Four Roads Cross
6. Ruin of Angels
The Craft Wars
1. Dead Country
2. Wicked Problems
Last Exit
Empress of Forever
This is How You Lose the Time War (with Amal El-Mohtar)
At the Publisher’s request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
ASIN : B00CQY7VMS
Publisher : Tor Books; Reprint edition (October 29, 2013)
Publication date : October 29, 2013
Language : English
File size : 936 KB
Text-to-Speech : Enabled
Screen Reader : Supported
Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
X-Ray : Enabled
Word Wise : Enabled
Print length : 350 pages
Customers say
Customers praise the book’s story for its intrigue and gritty fantasy elements, while appreciating the top-notch character development and clarity of prose. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its interesting world building, with one customer highlighting its detailed physical descriptions, and customers find it fun to read, with one noting its fresh magic system. However, the intrigue aspect receives mixed reactions, with some customers finding it fascinating while others consider it weak.
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