Book 1

The Stone in the Skull

by Elizabeth Bear

Published 10 October 2017

The Stone in the Skull, the first volume in her new trilogy, takes readers over the dangerous mountain passes of the Steles of the Sky and south into the Lotus Kingdoms.

The Gage is a brass automaton created by a wizard of Messaline around the core of a human being....

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Book 2

The Red-Stained Wings

by Elizabeth Bear

Published 1 June 2019
The sequel to The Stone in the Skull takes the Gage into desert lands under a deadly sky to answer the riddle of the Stone in the Skull.

The Gage and the Dead Man brought a message from the greatest wizard of Messaline to the ruling queen of...Read more

Book 3

The Origin of Storms

by Elizabeth Bear

Published 24 May 2022

Hugo Award-winning author Elizabeth Bear returns to conclude her acclaimed epic fantasy trilogy of the Lotus Kingdoms, which began with The Stone in the Skull and The Red-Stained Wings, bringing it all to a surprising, satisfying climax in The Origin of Storms.

The Lotus Kingdoms are at war, with four...

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