Reddit reviews The Craft Sequence: (Three Parts Dead, Two Serpents Rise, Full Fathom Five, Last First Snow, Four Roads Cross)
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Hi r/Fantasy! Hope all’s well with you! Max Gladstone here, author of the Craft Sequence, of which the most recent volume is Ruin of Angels. And here’s the omnibus of the first five volumes. I haven’t been by the site in a while due to mounting deadlines, but I’ll be around more in the near future. At any rate—to the question!
What do you read that’s not fantasy? Are you a history buff, a mystery nut, do you spend 98% of your time in the travel section or on AO3? Is fantasy your bread and butter all day everyday reading choice, or do you reach for it only under certain conditions? If so, which ones?
It seems there's also a pre-order for a bundle containing books I-V. Which is even cheaper than buying them separate:
https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Sequence-Books-I-V-ebook/dp/B01MUG3DLM
Oh boy, I got just the series for you!
The Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone
Each book is it's own story, with some characters reoccurring, making minor cameos. The star of one book might make a brief appearance in the next.
There is a big, over-arching story, but each book stands alone.
It's a world where magic is tied into everything people do. Where Craft users waged war with the gods and won, then had to pick up the pieces after things fell apart.
Anyway, check it out. I think it is very close to what you are looking for.
The entire Craft Sequence (5 book) series is currently available on Kindle for $12 here, which is incredibly tempting.
What do people on this sub think about that series? I haven't read it yet, but it seems freaking awesome.
Max Gladstone has a series called the Craft Sequence and it is only $12.00 for the first five on Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Sequence-Three-Serpents-Fathom-ebook/dp/B01MUG3DLM/ref=sr_1_1?s=digital-text&ie=UTF8&qid=1494792339&sr=1-1&keywords=craft+sequence
And the sixth book comes out in September and is only $2.99 https://www.amazon.com/Ruin-Angels-Novel-Craft-Sequence-ebook/dp/B01MUSGCUG/ref=pd_sim_351_1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=J8G18G6HCZMH5V0BFVGH
Edit: Left the L off Kindle
WHere's the link for that? I see this which is $12 for 5 books https://smile.amazon.com/Craft-Sequence-Three-Serpents-Fathom-ebook/dp/B01MUG3DLM?_encoding=UTF8&keywords=max%20gladstone&qid=1495657585&ref_=sr_1_3&sr=8-3
I went to scout this out on Amazon, and found the first five books bundled for $18.
https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Sequence-Three-Serpents-Fathom-ebook/dp/B01MUG3DLM
And this is where I clean the cobwebs out of my brain, because wow I botched that title.
The entire series is on sale super cheap right now: https://www.amazon.com/Craft-Sequence-Three-Serpents-Fathom-ebook/dp/B01MUG3DLM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1505858322&sr=8-2&keywords=craft+sequence
Or if you don't like ebooks, they're available in dead tree as well. The two starting points are either Full Fathom Five or Three Parts Dead (I liked Full Fathom a tad better, but I think Three Parts Dead is the first one published). The only ones more than loosely connected are Two Serpents Rise / Last First Snow (and Last First Snow is a prequel to Two Serpents Rise, so you really could read them in any order).
I think that chronologically they might work in number order (so Last First/Two Serpents/Three Parts/Four Roads/Fathom Five), but I need another rereading to try and work it out.
Ebooks! I'm not sure it'll differ for you, but in Australia, the bundle is currently $8 for 5 books. Craziness!
For anyone new to the series, it's worth noting that it looks like there's also a compilation of the first five coming out soon: £5.39 uk / $6.75 us which is a steal. I definitely recommend the series - just finished Four Roads Cross myself, and will definitely be picking up this one.
Max Gladstone's The Craft Sequence Kindle US - 5 book omnibus has a great, gritty world where the Gods are at war, their churches are corrupt, the cities dependent on the Gods to survive. Necromancy is part of 'The Craft', and practitioners of 'The Craft' are in high demand. Like lawyers or accountants in our world, international corporations practice 'The Craft'.
You might enjoy the Craft Sequence by Max Gladstone. It's not exactly this but similar.