Last First Snow

We know that the Craft Sequence has a weird chronology, but what is the actual timeline across the series? How old are characters during different novels.

We’ve worked it out from references in the books – and updated it with new information.

It’s a truth universally acknowledged, that the order of books in the Craft Sequence is confusing. The author himself has said as much.

But have no fear, intrepid reader – we have pulled together NINE different reading orders for you to choose from.

A nerdy deep dive into demographics of POV characters in the Craft Sequence.

With 44 POV characters across 8 books, who has the most narrative page-time in the Craft Sequence so far? Who are the ‘main’ characters, and what does that mean for the story?

Need a reminder of the plot of the Craft Sequence before reading Wicked Problems? You’re in luck - the first seven books all summarised neatly here.

Everything you need to remember from LAST FIRST SNOW before reading WICKED PROBLEMS. Characters, plots, and the importance of the book for the rest of the series.

We’ve looked at almost every reference to dragons in the Craft Sequence, so now we’re bringing out the big guns - figuratively and literally. Read on to see how dragons act as magical jumbo jets and also corpse WMDs - yes, literally.

In honour of Tor Books’s 5th annual Dragon Week, here’s an unplanned article about EVERY SINGLE dragon reference in the series. Part 1, because it turns out there’s way more than I thought. YOU’RE WELCOME.

In Quechal mythology, the skazzerai are demonic spiders at the end of the universe spinning webs between the stars. We have evidence they’ve visited the world of Craft before ‘to eat’ - and it looks like they’re going to play a part in the CRAFT WARS endgame. So, what’s the deal with the space spiders?

Shaping reality and underpinning all magic in the Craft Sequence are words and belief. We take a deep dive into how this works in the Craft Sequence with examples from across the series.

The OFFICIAL Craft Sequence timeline, translated from the German timeline in the cover of Drei Viertel Tod.

Elayne Kevarian, Temoc Almotil, and the King in Red are the three most powerful characters we’ve seen in the Craft Sequence so far. A Craftswoman, the final Eagle Knight, and the Deathless King of Dresediel Lex shape the world and will do almost anything to win their battles.

Two books and one game are set in Dresediel Lex, a sprawling metropolis on the edge of the desert ruled by an overdramatic skeleton who cast down gods.