03-29-2022, 06:23 AM
A Parliament of Bodies by Marshall Ryan Maresca
Might be time to start a thread for just the Maresca books. He has four different trilogies going about different aspects of Maradaine society. I was reading one about a kid at the university for magic in Maradaine who wants to be superhero and I just got bored. Then I started reading this series about the Maradaine constabulary which is a police procedural set in the same fantasy city as the university. The town is just on the cusp of the industrial age. The series concerns the partnership between former spy turned inspector Satrine and her magic wielding partner Minox. Only Minox has never been trained in magic use and doesn't belong to one of the the regular magic circles he needs to guide him.
For two books they've been fighting the corruption in the constabulary force in Maradaine. This book opens with a gruesome murder or potential murder in the parliament. People are tied to machines that will kill them unless the traps are broken or decoded. All very implausible but enjoyable. Think the Saw movie franchise. Minox is also under investigation to see if he should remain a police inspector because of his magic use. Lots of threads going on as Minox and Satrine try to find out who set up the trap in Parliament, who is kidnapping kids all over town and deal with the investigation into Minox. Plus a whole bunch of other subplots.
The books finally grew on me. I can't wait to see the next book in the series plus I'm going off to read the other trilogies/series set in the city
Might be time to start a thread for just the Maresca books. He has four different trilogies going about different aspects of Maradaine society. I was reading one about a kid at the university for magic in Maradaine who wants to be superhero and I just got bored. Then I started reading this series about the Maradaine constabulary which is a police procedural set in the same fantasy city as the university. The town is just on the cusp of the industrial age. The series concerns the partnership between former spy turned inspector Satrine and her magic wielding partner Minox. Only Minox has never been trained in magic use and doesn't belong to one of the the regular magic circles he needs to guide him.
For two books they've been fighting the corruption in the constabulary force in Maradaine. This book opens with a gruesome murder or potential murder in the parliament. People are tied to machines that will kill them unless the traps are broken or decoded. All very implausible but enjoyable. Think the Saw movie franchise. Minox is also under investigation to see if he should remain a police inspector because of his magic use. Lots of threads going on as Minox and Satrine try to find out who set up the trap in Parliament, who is kidnapping kids all over town and deal with the investigation into Minox. Plus a whole bunch of other subplots.
The books finally grew on me. I can't wait to see the next book in the series plus I'm going off to read the other trilogies/series set in the city
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm