Craft Sequence Essays
Welcome to our archive of articles and essays about the Craft Sequence. Scroll for all of our articles, or go wherever suits you:
Relatively spoiler free essays if you’re new to the series / partway through and don’t want to spoil yourself
Spoilerific essays if you’ve read the series and want to delve deeper
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Who is Eberhardt Jax, and what does he want?
Billionaire. Nightmare artist. Philanthropist. Eberhardt Jax wants to make his mark on the world. It’s clear he’s integral to the overarching plot of the Craft Wars quartet, linked to the skazzerai, the gray men, and the end of the world.
But who exactly is he? And what does he really want?
How Craft Sequence characters know each other (part 2)
Wicked Problems has so many characters meeting up, hooking up, fighting (...up?) that we need an update to the character connections post - so here's even more ways characters know each other.
Everything we know about Craft Sequence VAMPIRES
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…
The perfect Craft Sequence reading order (+8 more options)
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.
Craft Wars Predictions Update - what will happen in Wicked Problems and beyond?
A year ago we predicted what might happen in Dead Country - how accurate were we? And what else do we predict for Wicked Problems and the Craft Wars series?
Wicked Problems Liveblog - SPOILER FREE
I’ve read WICKED PROBLEMS and it’s everything I want and more. I also livetweeted it, and to save you the hassle of scrolling through 100+ tweets everything is collated here for your ease and enjoyment. No spoilers, lots of [REDACTED].
Tara Abernathy's Childhood and Upbringing | Craft Sequence Character Deep Dive
Our upbringings shape us, for better or for worse. What was Tara Abernathy’s childhood and upbringing like? How did it shape the woman she became? Part of the Tara Deep Dive series.
The Body, the Others, and what Denovo did in the desert | Space Spiders
Third in the skazzerai series. Tara has learnt a lot about the demonic space spiders en route to the Craft world, but it isn’t until the end of Dead Country that she finds out their connection to her old nemesis Alexander Denovo - and what he did in the desert.
Who is Alexander Denovo and what does he want?
Alexander Denovo looms large over the Craft Sequence despite his early death. As his influence comes back in the Craft Wars trilogy, we ask: who is he, and what does he want?
Visions in the Edge Storm | Space Spiders
A magical storm showing every possible future now only shows one: the end of the world. What did Tara and Dawn see in the edge storm? What does that mean for the rest of the Craft Wars trilogy?
What has Tara learnt about the skazzerai since Alikand? | Space Spiders
The end of the world is coming. Tara and her allies are gearing up to fight the skazzerai, spider-like creatures from deepest space - but how much do they (and we) know about this great enemy? Here’s everything we find out in the first half of Dead Country.
Craft Sequence DRAGONS as planes and weapons (part 2)
We’ve looked at almost every reference to dragons in the Craft Sequence, so now we’re bringing out the big guns - figuratively and literally. Read on to see how dragons act as magical jumbo jets and also corpse WMDs - yes, literally.
Every reference to DRAGONS in the Craft Sequence (part 1)
In honour of Tor Books’s 5th annual Dragon Week, here’s an unplanned article about EVERY SINGLE dragon reference in the series. Part 1, because it turns out there’s way more than I thought. YOU’RE WELCOME.
Tara Abernathy, Dead Country, and me - a sort of review
Dead Country narrows the focus of the sprawling Craft Sequence in to our first main character: Tara Abernathy. This is sort of a review, but mostly a love letter to Tara, her arc, and how it mirrors the experiences of readers - with some added necromancy.
What will happen in Dead Country and the Craft Wars Trilogy?
We are DAYS away from the (US) release of Dead Country, the first Craft Sequence novel in six years and the start of the Craft Wars, a capstone trilogy for the current storyline.
Which means only one thing.
It’s time for WILD speculation. Read on for 16 theories of what we might see in Craft Wars!
What's the deal with the space spiders?
In Quechal mythology, the skazzerai are demonic spiders at the end of the universe spinning webs between the stars. We have evidence they’ve visited the world of Craft before ‘to eat’ - and it looks like they’re going to play a part in the CRAFT WARS endgame. So, what’s the deal with the space spiders?
Everything we know about 'Dead Country' (and Craft Wars)
A new Craft Sequence book (and trilogy!) has been announced - check out this article for every single detail we have about Dead Country and the Craft Wars trilogy.
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