Craft Sequence

In Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence, discover a modern fantasy world where lawyers ride lightning bolts, souls are currency, and cities draw power from fallen gods. When the fire god of Alt Coulumb, Kos, dies, it falls to Tara, a first-year necromantic associate, to bring Him back. Without Kos, Alt Coulumb faces imminent collapse, its steam generators failing, trains ceasing, and four million citizens on the brink of chaos.

Assisted by Abelard, a chain-smoking priest experiencing a profound crisis of faith, Tara must resurrect Kos before the city descends into anarchy. However, their investigation uncovers a shocking truth: Kos was murdered. This revelation transforms their mission into a dangerous legal battle within Alt Coulumb's courts. As they pursue justice, their partnership, their lives, and the city's slim hope of survival are all put at grave risk, marking the epic beginning of a struggle to build a just society.

From the co-author of the viral New York Times bestseller This is How You Lose the Time War comes Two Serpents Rise, a taut and unique blend of legal drama, fantasy, and noir, set in Max Gladstone's acclaimed Craft Sequence.

In a modern fantasy world where lawyers ride lightning bolts, souls are currency, and cities are powered by fallen gods, professional risk manager Caleb Altemoc is dispatched to cleanse Dresediel Lex's reservoir of shadow demons. He quickly crosses paths with the alluring and clever cliff runner, Crazy Mal. Their uneasy alliance intensifies when Caleb discovers his father—the last priest of the old gods and leader of the True Quechal terrorists—is wanted in connection to the water attacks. As Caleb and Mal, bound by lust, Craft, and chance, play a dangerous game where gods and people are pawns, the ancient Twin Serpents slumbering beneath the earth begin to stir, hungry. This is an epic struggle to build a just society against formidable, hidden threats.

From Max Gladstone, co-author of the viral bestseller This is How You Lose the Time War, comes the acclaimed Craft Sequence. Immerse yourself in a modern fantasy world where lawyers ride lightning, souls are currency, and cities are powered by the remains of fallen gods, all shaped by ancient God Wars. On the island of Kavekana, Priestess Kai builds gods to order, creating perfect vehicles for Craftsmen. When she's gravely injured attempting to save a friend's dying idol, her colleagues dismiss her as unstable. Tired of being called crazy, Kai refuses to be sidelined. She digs into the true cause of the idol’s demise, uncovering a dangerous conspiracy of silence and fear. Kai must break this powerful network, or it will break her first, all set against an epic struggle to build a just society. As The Washington Post says, this is "the best kind of urban fantasy, filled with diverse characters and thought-provoking philosophies."

Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence delves into a modern fantasy world where lawyers wield magic, cities are powered by fallen gods, and the struggle for a just society is paramount. Forty years after the God Wars, the Skittersill district of Dresediel Lex suffers under decaying divine wards. These ancient edicts strangle development and threaten to unleash demons if they fail. Elayne Kevarian, a powerful Craftswoman, is hired to repair them. However, Temoc, a warrior-priest turned community organizer, leads a fervent protest, seeking a peaceful future for his people and wary of Elayne’s methods.

As Elayne brings Temoc and the King in Red to the bargaining table, old wounds reopen, ancient gods stir, and profiteers circle. Facing conspiracy, dark magic, and their own personal demons, Elayne and Temoc must unite to save the fragile peace—or, failing that, save as many lives as possible—in a city teetering on the brink of civil unrest.

The fifth book of the Craft Sequence returns to Alt Coulumb, a great city now in the grip of crisis. The moon goddess Seril, long believed dead, has returned—and the city's population is furious. Protests erupt in the streets while the creditors of Kos Everburning, the fire god, attempt a hostile takeover of his church. Tara Abernathy, the god's in-house Craftswoman, must defend the church against the world's fiercest necromantic firm and against a brilliant former classmate who has risen to become a formidable rival.

Set in a world where lawyers ride lightning bolts, souls serve as currency, and cities are powered by the remains of fallen gods, Four Roads Cross weaves a teeming cast of returning characters into a single explosive crisis: monster pirates, skeleton kings, jailbreaks, temple heists, choirs of flame, a farmers' market of surprising geopolitical importance, and dragons offering counsel that is almost helpful. The fate of two gods and one city hangs in the balance.

In Agdel Lex, a vibrant city built upon the magical ruins of the God Wars-destroyed Alikand, streets shift, a squid-like tower dominates the skyline, and dead deities litter the surrounding desert. Under the strict governance of the foreign Iskari Rectification Authority, this once-independent city attracts a diverse array of treasure seekers, criminals, and supernatural beings. Priestess and investment banker Kai Pohala arrives to corner the burgeoning nightmare startup scene and visit her estranged sister, Lei. However, Kai finds Lei desperate and entangled in a rapidly unraveling, shadowy business deal. When Lei becomes a fugitive, wanted by the Authority for a crime she undeniably committed, Kai races against time to track her down before the Authority does. Unbeknownst to Kai, Lei has her own daring plans, involving her ex-girlfriend, a perilous heist into the god-haunted desert, and a scheme that might just free the occupied city. Alikand, it seems, may not be truly dead, and dark forces are intent on its final demise.