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Sellsword Wydrin of Crosshaven and her companion Sir Sebastian take a lucrative job helping a disgraced nobleman explore a forbidden citadel. When their delve accidentally unleashes an ancient terror upon the realm, the trio must clean up their catastrophic mistake.

You'll like it if you enjoy

  • An irreverent mercenary heroine
  • Classic pulp sword-and-sorcery quests
  • Misfit found-family dynamics
  • Dungeon diving and monster hunts

Good to know

  • Relies on familiar genre tropes
  • Frequent bloody violence

Tags

  • Ensemble Cast
  • Female Lead
  • Found Family
  • Humor Light
  • Fast Paced
  • Dungeon Diving
  • Heavy Worldbuilding

Reading order

  1. Cover for The Iron Ghost (Copper Cat Trilogy)

    Book 1: The Iron Ghost

    546 pages2015

    Now in high demand after past heroics, sellswords Wydrin, Sir Sebastian, and Lord Aaron Frith accept what sounds like an easy job in Skaldshollow: retrieve a stolen item and get paid. But in The Iron Ghost, a routine contract quickly turns lethal. Caught in a land haunted by ancient magic, the trio faces threats on every front—from waking mountain monoliths to the return of the infamous mage Joah Demonsworn. Brimming with sharp wit, chaotic battles, and insane bravery, this sword-and-sorcery adventure tests their bonds like never before.

  2. Cover for The Copper Promise (complete novel) (Copper Cat Trilogy)

    Book 2: The Copper Promise

    546 pages15h audio2014

    The Copper Promise introduces Wydrin, Sir Sebastian, and Lord Frith as they plunge into the legendary Citadel in search of gold — and accidentally release a god-made army of serpent women from its depths.

    What follows is a frantic, funny, and genuinely dangerous chain of crises as the newly-minted Black Feather Three race to contain the horror they unleashed.

    A compulsive opener that showcases witty banter, inventive monsters, and a magic system built on personal cost.

  3. Cover for The Silver Tide (Copper Cat Trilogy)

    Book 3: The Silver Tide

    677 pages2016

    The Silver Tide brings the Copper Cat Trilogy to a rousing conclusion as Wydrin, Sebastian, and Frith face their greatest challenge yet — Wydrin's own notorious pirate mother, Devinia the Red, who needs their skills to claim a treasure hidden on a cursed island.

    Family secrets, ancient magic, and escalating stakes make this a worthy finale to the series.

    Readers praise the character payoffs, inventive set pieces, and the earned emotional resolution.

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