I’m crossing my fingers for more stories of Crispin and Ned in the future, along with more books set in this fantastic world. Stephen Day continues to be utterly terrifying, but he never becomes the hero of the story despite his power. Both men go through subtle character development that only becomes obvious at the end of the story. In addition, Charles does an excellent job of expanding the dimensions of her world-building by introducing additional types of magic without ever diminishing what has come before.Ĭrispin and Ned are well-crafted and three-dimensional characters, and class issues become a wrinkle in their relationship without ever feeling cliche. The Will Darling Adventures Series by KJ Charles 1-3 books 1933 Genre: GLBT>queer>romance >historical romance >mystery>MM books in s. I love overlapping stories, and Rag and Bone uses the action of the first half of Jackdaw to perfect effect. This leads to a meeting of kindred souls, and I’m excited to see where this burgeoning relationship takes them! Crispin and Ned are thrust together in a race to save London from the magic of Crispin’s former master. A Queer Trade Rag and Bone (Book 0.5) K.J. Genres Fantasy M M RomanceShort StoriesRomanceQueerAnthologiesLGBT. Caught between bullets, revenge and desire, Jack had better be swift indeed.

But someone in the new government prefers dead heroes to living, swearing, cynical wizards. This story looks at yet another side of the magic world established in the trilogy A Charm of Magpies. When Jack Swift killed a tyrant and won the revolution he became a national hero. A reader will get the most of these stories after reading the initial trilogy and Jackdaw.

This connected short story and novel take place in the world of A Charm of Magpies.

A Queer Trade by K.J. Charles