Speculative Stephen

A beautiful little book about a woman who uses necromancy to protect the world from the dead and forces that try to destroy life. This is the third book in the series.

Things I love:

• A magical world that butts up against a nonmagical, similar to Stardust.
• The tools the heroine uses are the same the villains use.
• Ancient magic that keeps order in a world bent towards chaos.
• Heroes and heroines who are good, but must struggle to identify what the right thing to do is.
• There are real costs to the characters. Friends and family die. But it’s not grimdark, with the author glorying in death (despite the necromantic magic).
• I listened to the audiobook, which is narrated by Tim Curry. A fun narrator!

I’m on the third because I’ve loved each of these books. I heartily recommend these books and look forward to reading more of the series.