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What is the Craft Sequence?
A spectacular series of (currently) eight books*, one short story and two games by Max Gladstone, who “uses fantasy to talk about our weird modern world in the same way lots of books use fantasy to approach the medieval world.”
There are literal gods (who sometimes die), necromancer-sorcerer-lawyers (who sometimes kill them), gargoyle poets, vampire pirates, dragon jumbo jets, socio-economic-political chaos, ethical dilemmas, space spiders bringing the end of the world, and Elayne Kevarian.
*ninth book due to be published Fall 2025
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Priest Abelard, vampirate Raz, and gargoyle Shale are unlikely friends who become entwined in the Kos conspiracy of Three Parts Dead. But what's next for them? How will their characters continue to grow in the Craft Wars series?
Something is wrong with Tara Abernathy’s timeline… but is it a purposeful point, or author error? I’m still not sure, but let’s take a look at the problem and *theorise*.
This is one of those way-too-deep-dives about something that is ultimately probably a typo rather than a grand conspiracy, so if that’s your jam then strap in.
We know that the Craft Sequence has a weird chronology, but what is the actual timeline across the series? How old are characters during different novels.
We’ve worked it out from references in the books – and updated it with new information.
Vampires are creatures of Craft, and we get to know one - Raz Pelham - early on in the series. Yet, something doesn’t add up; despite how commonplace we’re told they are, we rarely see vampires in the rest of the books. But something tells me we’re going to see more soon…
It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that the order of books in the Craft Sequence is confusing. The author himself has said as much.
But have no fear, intrepid reader – we have pulled together NINE different reading orders for you to choose from.
Who is Belladonna Albrecht? Why am I so obsessed with a character who is never seen on-page, and who is referenced by name only ten times? Read to find out.
With 44 POV characters across 8 books, who has the most narrative page-time in the Craft Sequence so far? Who are the ‘main’ characters, and what does that mean for the story?
Need a reminder of the plot of the Craft Sequence before reading Wicked Problems? You’re in luck - the first seven books all summarised neatly here.
Everything you need to remember from DEAD COUNTRY before reading WICKED PROBLEMS. Characters, plots, and the importance of the book for the rest of the series.
Everything you need to remember from RUIN OF ANGELS before reading WICKED PROBLEMS. Characters, plots, and the importance of the book for the rest of the series.
Everything you need to remember from FULL FATHOM FIVE before reading WICKED PROBLEMS. Characters, plots, and the importance of the book for the rest of the series.
Everything you need to remember from FOUR ROADS CROSS before reading WICKED PROBLEMS. Characters collide, and my gods it’s a fun one.