In doing so, she inadvertently begins to change the course of the world. There, she discovers a young girl and saves her from some raiders – cursed, undead creatures that seem to be on the rise. In this story, Tara Abernathy (who we saw in Three Parts Dead and Four Roads Cross) returns home to her small town when her father dies. Dead Country by Max Gladstone (March 7th)Īfter a short break, Max Gladstone returns to the world of his fantastic Craft Sequence ( Three Parts Dead, Two Serpents Rise, Full Fathom Five, Last First Snow, Four Roads Cross, and Ruin of Angels) with Dead Country, which kicks off a new trilogy, the Craft Wars series. In this new installment, Touraine and Luca return to Balladaire as Luca works to reclaim the throne, and set about the difficult task of pulling the empire back in the face of rebel victories.

That book was one of my favorites of 2021, and followed the pair as revolution blossomed in the city, and as they worked to figure out their relationship. Touraine is a conscripted soldier for the Balladaire Empire who'd been stolen from her homeland as a child, while Luca was an heir to the throne of that empire. Clark continues the adventures of Luca and Touraine after their adventures in her first book, The Unbroken. If you find a book that you enjoyed, or like this newsletter, please consider signing up to support the newsletter, or sharing this list with your friends and followers. You can also support the newsletter by signing up as a paid subscriber. It's one way to help pay for this newsletter's hosting. Usual disclaimer: links to are affiliates, and I might earn a small commission for any purchases made through them. A deep dive into the ups and downs and the end of Warner Bros.' DC Expanded Universe and what's to come A post about a recent ban on force-on-force reenacting in PA and what reenacting and cosplay conveys to an audience An interview I conducted with a local author for the day job Some thoughts about the messiness of reality and the structure of stories A brief history of the Mandalorians from Star Wars (Season 3 drops today!)

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