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Industrial Fantasy

Chronology fuzing magical systems with early industrial innovation, urban grimy factories, and rapid technological disruption.

The grit and grime of early industrialization fused with the wonder of magic. The thrill of innovation where arcane forces power factories and disrupt society, creating a world both familiar and fantastical.

Books

The Alloy of LawBrandon Sanderson
Perdido Street StationChina Miéville
Jade CityFonda Lee
All the Birds in the SkyCharlie Jane Anders
The Dungeon Anarchist's CookbookMatt Dinniman
The Gilded WolvesRoshani Chokshi
Moving PicturesTerry Pratchett
Trail of LightningRebecca Roanhorse
Empire in Black and GoldAdrian Tchaikovsky
Iron CouncilChina Miéville
The Iron Dragon's DaughterMichael Swanwick
Thief's MagicTrudi Canavan
The Magic EngineerL. E. Modesitt, Jr.
The Crimson CampaignBrian McClellan
ShorefallRobert Jackson Bennett
City of Last ChancesAdrian Tchaikovsky
The Hidden FamilyCharles Stross
New AmsterdamElizabeth Bear
Tread of AngelsRebecca Roanhorse
A Declaration of the Rights of MagiciansH. G. Parry
Jack FaustMichael Swanwick
The Plastic MagicianCharlie N. Holmberg
In the Shadow of LightningBrian McClellan
The Paths of the DeadSteven Brust
The Outsorcerer's ApprenticeTom Holt
The Iron AssassinEd Greenwood
Shadow RaidersRobert Krammes
The grand ellipsePaula Volsky
Unshapely ThingsMark Del Franco
SpellhackerM. K. England
RevisionaryJim C. Hines
A Star Shall FallMarie Brennan
The Light AgesIan R. MacLeod
Conrad's Quest for RubberLeo Frankowski
Master of IronTricia Levenseller
The company manRobert Jackson Bennett
The Shadow SaintGareth Hanrahan
The curse of the wise womanLord Dunsany
The Blackfire BladeJames Logan
Fever CrumbPhilip Reeve
A Web of AirPhilip Reeve
Metal from HeavenAugust Clarke
MuseBrittany Cavallaro
The crimson skewS. E. Grove
The forever engineFrank Chadwick
The radiant warriorLeo Frankowski
E. GodzEsther Friesner
The Clockwork CrownBeth Cato
The Gnome's EngineTeresa Edgerton
Spira MirabilisAidan Harte
Sins of EmpireBrian McClellan
The Tinker KingTiffany Trent
UnchartedSarah A. Hoyt
Shanghai SparrowGaie Sebold
Ink, Iron, and GlassGwendolyn Clare
RupettaN. A. Sulway
The red plague affairLilith Saintcrow
The Inquisitor's ApprenticeChris Moriarty
With Fate ConspireMarie Brennan
Mist, Metal, and AshGwendolyn Clare

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