Need a reminder or catch up?

So you’ve read some or all of the books, but maybe it’s been a while. No time to re-read? We’ve got you. This page is all the reminders you need - plus a few in-depth articles we couldn’t resist putting in.

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Summaries of the books

The first article has the entire story so far from Last First Snow through to Dead Country (Wicked Problems will be added before the next book comes out), then individual articles show plot summaries along with a dramatis personae and information about why that book is important for the wider series.

 
Entire Craft Sequence story so far...

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.

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The story so far... Dead Country

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.

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The story so far... Ruin of Angels

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.

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The story so far... Full Fathom Five

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.

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The story so far... Four Roads Cross

Everything you need to remember from FOUR ROADS CROSS before reading WICKED PROBLEMS. Characters collide, and my gods it’s a fun one.

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The story so far... Three Parts Dead

Everything you need to remember from THREE PARTS DEAD before reading WICKED PROBLEMS. Characters, plots, and the importance of the book for the rest of the series.

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The story so far... Last First Snow and what came before

Everything you need to remember from LAST FIRST SNOW before reading WICKED PROBLEMS. Characters, plots, and the importance of the book for the rest of the series.

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Themes and Things you might have missed

Confused by a reference to the skazzerai? Want a reminder of how characters know each other? This is for you.

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How Craft Sequence characters know each other (part 2)
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.

Unofficial Craft Sequence Timeline (UPDATED 2024)
Unofficial Craft Sequence Timeline (UPDATED 2024)

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.

Everything we know about Craft Sequence VAMPIRES
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…

Demographics of POV characters (UPDATED 2024)
Demographics of POV characters (UPDATED 2024)

A nerdy deep dive into demographics of POV characters in the Craft Sequence.

POV Distribution in the Craft Sequence (UPDATED 2024)
POV Distribution in the Craft Sequence (UPDATED 2024)

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?

Masterpost: Everything we know about the skazzerai
Masterpost: Everything we know about the skazzerai

Masterpost of all articles in the Skazzerai / Space Spiders series.

Character Connections
Character Connections

The Craft Sequence is a sprawling series with characters showing up in different narratives and meeting all sorts of characters. This somewhat crazy article tracks the connections between the main characters in a conspiracy theory style wall.

Masterpost: Tara Abernathy Deep Dive
Masterpost: Tara Abernathy Deep Dive

Masterpost of all articles in the Tara Abernathy Deep Dive series.

OFFICIAL Craft Sequence Timeline (translated)
OFFICIAL Craft Sequence Timeline (translated)

The OFFICIAL Craft Sequence timeline, translated from the German timeline in the cover of Drei Viertel Tod.

Gal, the Knights of Camlaan, and the Queen
Gal, the Knights of Camlaan, and the Queen

In ‘honour’ (cough) of the Platinum Jubilee, let’s do a deep dive into everyone’s favourite Camlaander, GAL.

Who – and what – is she? What are the Knights of Camlaan? Will we see her again? And what is her secret heritage?

Everything we know about the GRIMWALDS
Everything we know about the GRIMWALDS

The Grimwald family have their (literally) shadowy fingers (in every proverbial pie in the Craft Sequence. Although they only show up in ‘person’ in two books, their small roles are absolutely essential to the plot and to the state of the Craft world.

Who or what are they? What do they want?

Masterpost: How magic works in the Craft Sequence
Masterpost: How magic works in the Craft Sequence

Masterpost of all articles in the ‘How magic works’ series.

Every clue and foreshadowing for THAT Kos twist
Every clue and foreshadowing for THAT Kos twist

The major twist at the end of Three Parts Dead is deftly built up through clues and foreshadowing - here is every single one. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD.

 

Who’s who

Basic character intros. Only two posts so far but there will be more, promise.

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Who's who: Elayne, Temoc, and the King in Red
Who's who: Elayne, Temoc, and the King in Red

Elayne Kevarian, Temoc Almotil, and the King in Red are the three most powerful characters we’ve seen in the Craft Sequence so far. A Craftswoman, the final Eagle Knight, and the Deathless King of Dresediel Lex shape the world and will do almost anything to win their battles.

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Who's who: Tara, Caleb, and Kai
Who's who: Tara, Caleb, and Kai

Who are Tara Abernathy, Caleb Altemoc, and Kai Pohala? Often considered the protagonists of their respective books, they play similar roles introducing readers to story, location, and a form of magic. Ultimately, their decisions and character arcs will change the course of history in their world.

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