The Craft that binds all of these disparate parts of the world together in a web of transactions of soul-stuff is a kind of magic, yet bears a shocking similarity to contract law. Other countries are led by “undying kings”, formerly human practitioners of the Craft who have made themselves both immortal and inhuman, yet still less than gods. Some countries still have their gods others have converted the “corpses” of their dead gods into sources of power, heating, and so forth. The “God Wars” followed immediately after, and the survivors are still dealing with the fallout. If you can manipulate soul stuff, you can manipulate gods and gods object to this. People generate soul-stuff naturally over time Gods receive soul-stuff from their worshippers, and provide comfort and services in response.Īt some point in living memory, someone figured out the science and technology of soul-stuff, and everything changed. This is How You Lose the Time War (with Amal El-Mohtar)Īt the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Gladstone has invented a world where “gods” are real and where “soul” is a kind of energy that can increase, decrease, and be transferred from one person to another. Set in a phenomenally built world in which lawyers ride lightning bolts, souls are currency, and cities are powered by the remains of fallen gods, Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence introduces readers to a modern fantasy landscape and an epic struggle to build a just society. But when Kai gets tired of hearing her boss, her coworkers, and her ex-boyfriend call her crazy, and digs into the cause of the idol's death, she uncovers a conspiracy of silence and fear that will break her if she can't break it first. When Kai tries to save a friend's dying idol, she's graveley injured-then sidelined from the business, her near-suicidal rescue attempt offered up as proof of her instability. For beyond the ocean, true deities still thrive, untouched by the God Wars that stransformed the city-states of Alt Coulumb and Dresediel Lex.
Kai's creations are perfect vehicles for Craftsmen and Craftswomen operating in the Old World. On the island of Kavekana, Priestess Kai builds gods to order-sort of. Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence chronicles the epic struggle to build a just society in a modern fantasy world. "This is the best kind of urban fantasy, filled with diverse characters and thought-provoking philosophies." - The Washington Post From the author of the viral bestseller This is How You Lose the Time War.
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