503 pages

English language

Published Feb. 22, 2018

ISBN:
978-1-5247-6036-6
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OCLC Number:
1013521974

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4 stars (3 reviews)

A thief in a city controlled by industrialized magic joins forces with a rare honest police officer to stop an ancient evil ritual that endangers thousands of lives.

4 editions

reviewed Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (Founders trilogy series -- 1)

swashbuckling, romantic, techno-fantasy

4 stars

I mainly read this through the lens of a fan of "City of Stairs" and its sequels.

The magic system here didn't grab me as much as the one in Bennett's "Divine Cities" books. The book telegraphs that the series it starts may turn into political thriller closer to the City books, but this first installment is mainly about the adventures of a small band of extraordinary characters.

The main character Sancia is a heroic thief with a tragic past. There are several romantic-ish subplots, but no sex to speak of. The fact that Sancia can't touch other humans might have something to do with that

reviewed Foundryside by Robert Jackson Bennett (Founders trilogy series -- 1)

Review of 'Foundryside' on 'Storygraph'

5 stars

The beginning was a touch rocky and I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about this, but the characters are engaging and the magic system is fascinating. Has anyone else written a secondary world fantasy novel about the singularity?

By halfway in I was becoming increasingly upset that I can’t preorder the next book yet.

Subjects

  • Thieves
  • Magic
  • Fiction