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Laura
Aug 31, 2012 rated it liked it
This may surprise my faithful review followers, but this book should have been the sequel, not the first (or only). Why? Read on...

Fifty years ago there were the God Wars (over what is not quite clear) and when the dust settled, all the gods were dead (or reformed, or something) with the exception of Alt Coulumb, still ruled by Kos Everburning (a fire god). Kos' lover, Seril (a moon goddess... I think) was remade into Justice and her Guardians (aka gargoyles) banished. Instead, Justice has Black
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Thomas
Feb 18, 2017 rated it really liked it
Shelves: 2017, fantasy, mystery
The Craft Sequence has been on my radar for a while, but up until a few weeks ago, it hadn't been a contender for reading outside of my normal schedule. That changed for two reasons: a friend of mine recently finished it and gave it a great review; and I read an article by Gladstone where he talked about the importance of character. The article was sharp and on point, and I realized if someone had that innate of an understanding of character, it was probably time for me to read his books.

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Wealhtheow
Dec 11, 2018 rated it liked it
Tara Abernathy wants more than life as a farmer and seeks out a Hidden School to teach her magic. And in the very first chapter, she is thrown down from their school floating in the clouds. Luckily, Tara learned her Craft lessons well while she could, and survives. Shortly she receives a job offer: join the infamous Elayne Kevarian in resurrecting a fire god.

I really like the magic in this world. It operates via contracts and metaphors, and is used to create things like a cadre of law enforceme
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Christina
Jun 09, 2014 rated it liked it
Shelves: fantasy
I always feel that reviews of first novels (or first successful novels) that say "x author is off to a good start" or "this is a promising beginning" are just a wee bit condescending. The author probably doesn't feel it was a good start, the author, after writing the damn thing in the first place, probably thinks it was a good finished product, thankyouverymuch. Those reviews come across as a little bit "well, okay, but you can do better next time, right?" and kind of make you want to slap the r ...more
emily
I loved this book. Tara is a great protagonist; I love her hubris and her intelligence, and the scrapes she gets into are a lot of fun. I loved Kat and Abelard too, and I hope we'll see them again. So cool to have a woman of color protagonist in an urban fantasy novel, too. I listened to this on audiobook, and at times my attention wandered because I was working while listening, which isn't the fault of the book at all-- I definitely plan to read it in hard copy to fill in some of the gaps. Real ...more
Lorena
May 13, 2014 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy
I really liked the world-building, which was enough to give you a sense of a totally different place, but still left plenty of questions to explore as the series develops. The characters were wonderful, too, and I enjoyed the concept of the very rational and legalistic way in which the gods in this world contract their obligations to their followers and others. The question of who killed a god (and why) makes for an enjoyably high-stakes plot.
Josianne Fitzgerald
Jul 20, 2015 rated it really liked it
Excellent read. Was a little bewildered at first by the world building, but it emerges slowly and exquisitely. Will be returning to this world soon. Hope there's lots more to explore. ...more
Michelle
Tara was a talented student of magic until she managed to simultaneously graduate and get kicked out of the hidden schools. living back home with mom & dad just isn't going to work out, but fortunately an opportunity to work with a very prestigious firm opens up when the god of a foreign city dies under mysterious circumstances.

after reading some fairly mediocre stuff on airplanes lately, i was hoping for a comfort-food-type actioner UF thingy, and got this twisty little mystery instead. i was c
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Cait
Sep 18, 2017 marked it as abandoned
This was recommended to me because I loved the Peter Grant books, and I admit I can see the familial resemblance.
But, I do not have any patience for books that require me to learn a new language, as if by creating new words, you have somehow created new ideas. Everything just felt too convoluted to me.
Also: no humor- or not enough humor- eveything just took itself so seriously.
Cairnraiser
Apr 30, 2014 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shelves: fantasy, fiction, ebook
Fascinating mix of different fantasy subgenres.

Urban fantasy with gods and some steampunk flavor.

Enjoyed Tara's mission as new employee of Kelethres, Albrecht, and Ao.

Next book in the Craft sequence is on my virtual shelf already.
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Snail in Danger (Sid) Nicolaides
I was expecting something more typically urban fantasy-ish ... and this seems more intense and serious. Not bad, but not what I'm in the mood for right now. ...more
Phoenix
Jan 21, 2013 rated it really liked it
Willow
Aug 03, 2013 rated it really liked it
katayoun Masoodi
Oct 05, 2013 marked it as tbr-ebook
Shelves: fantasy, ebook
Paige
Nov 29, 2013 marked it as to-read
Punk
Dec 10, 2013 marked it as find-and-read
Shelves: urban-fantasy
Mir
Dec 11, 2013 marked it as to-read
Sharon
Jan 12, 2014 marked it as b-list
karen
Jul 17, 2014 marked it as soon-to-buy
Sharon
Jun 22, 2015 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
Kellan
Mar 07, 2016 marked it as to-read
Jared Cummings
May 22, 2016 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
Shanthanu
Jul 26, 2016 marked it as to-read
martha
Sep 21, 2017 marked it as to-read
Emrys
Dec 31, 2018 marked it as to-read  ·  review of another edition
ScottK
Oct 22, 2021 marked it as to-read
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