Craft Sequence Essays
Welcome to our archive of essays about the Craft Sequence. Scroll for all of our essays, or go wherever suits you:
Relatively spoiler free essays if you’re new to the series / partway through and don’t want to spoil yourself
Spoilerific essays if you’ve read the series and want to delve deeper
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Teo Batan’s Story So Far
Teo is perfectly happy in her life, when her best friend Caleb drags her into an apocalyptic plot that ends with Teo almost becoming a human sacrifice. Oops. They co-found a non-profit to fix the world, Caleb continues to exasperate Teo with his antics, and she ends up being the catalyst to saving the day time and time again.
As we approach the publication of Dead Hand Rule, let’s take a look at Teo’s story so far.
Fixing Two Serpents Rise
I have my issues with Two Serpents Rise, so decided to finally write out how I would sort it out. Fix-it, not fanfic.
Who's who: Cat, Teo, and Izza
On the surface, Catherine Elle, Teo Batan, and Izza Jalai have little in common. Yet, in Full Fathom Five, they become intertwined in a holy heist and have to work together. Find out more about each of them, and what might be next for them in the Craft Wars quartet.
Review: Full Fathom Five (Spoiler Free)
Poets, prophets and priests get mixed up in tangled web of murdered gods, bad investments, and nightmares. Full Fathom Five features some of Gladstone’s most beautiful prose alongside brilliant characters and a strong plot that moves the whole series forward.
Review: Two Serpents Rise (Spoiler Free ish)
Shadow demons in the water, a fugitive father, and an enigmatic cliff runner interrupt Caleb Altemoc’s night of gambling – and may bring down one of the most important cities in the world of Craft. The weakest entry to the series, but it still has some great moments and characters.
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