Top Three Flintlock Fantasy

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

More subgenre top three! This week, share your favourite flintlock fantasy - fantasy that is inspired by the early industrial revolution and features all things early firearms.

For a clearer definition of what flintlock fantasy is and the differences between flintlock and steampunk, here is a pretty simple definition with some examples: http://bestfantasybooks.com/flintlock...

[Jenna, I'd be free if not for Temper & Edgewalker]

A lot of overlap with the military subgenre, but that's unsurprising when guns are involved.



Guns of the Dawn - Adrian Tchaikovsky
Promise of Blood / Sins of Empire - Brian McClellan
The Thousand Names - Django Wexler

I'm interested to see what others have to add to this list just because I haven't read a lot of books/series in this subgenre and I don't know how much is out there.

[Silvana]

Ketty Jay series
And CMIIW the Mistborn book no 4

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Waking fire by Anthony Ryan
Promise of Blood by Brian McClellan

Those are among my favorite books EVER, not just for the flintlock subcategory. Based on Scott’s recommendation, I bet I’ll be adding Guns of Dawn to that list shortly.

[Shae]

Loving all the recommendations so far :-)

I've only only got one to add: the Terrarch Chronicles by William King, starting with Death's Angels - has flintlock-wielding half-elf assassins, dragons, necromancers and eldritch monsters! I got the first book in the series for free on Kindle AU :-)

[Tammie]

I loved the Ketty Jay series.
Promise of Blood was pretty good.
I also enjoyed Waking Fire.
The second era Mistborn series (books 4-6) are favorites of mine. I'm not sure I would classify them as flintlock fantasy, but there is definitely some overlap there.

[Niki Hawkes, I made it past GOTM... barely]

Oooh!! Good thought Tammy. Add Mistborn Era 2 to my list as well!

[Timelord Iain, Tech Support]

1) Wax & Wayne (Mistborn Era 2)
2) Guns of the Dawn
3) Brian McClellan (Powder Mage & Gods of Blood and Powder)

Those 3 pretty much sum up everything I've read that falls under the Flintlock Fantasy banner... not really adding much to the discussion :)

[Andrew]

Does Brent Weeks' Lightbringer series count as flintlock fantasy? If so, then it's worth adding to the list. Although after reading that website's definitions of flintlock fantasy, steampunk, and gunpowder fantasy, I think I'm more confused than I was before reading their definitions.

[Chris]

Here's a decent addition to the list:

The God King's Legacy

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Jenna wrote: "A lot of overlap with the military subgenre, but that's unsurprising when guns are involved.

[bookcover:Sins of Empire|2..."

^^^^ This

[Scott , Karsa Orlong]

Tammie wrote: "I loved the Ketty Jay series.
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That's really interesting. I hadn't really thought of KJ as a flintlock series. I had grouped it in with etherpunk as a sub-genre of steampunk but I can see where this would fit. I think the biggest difference for me is Guns of the Dawn, Powder Mage and Shadow Campaigns have flintlock battles. But still definitely get where you're coming from with the grouping.