Bloom, by Kate Elliott

[Anthology]

★★★★★ A Rich Setting, A Complex Plot, and Sympathetic Characters

(Alternate History Fantasy; Spiritwalker Trilogy) Autumn House is failing for lack of new magisters, so Titus grudgingly accepts the aid of a young diviner, even if she is a woman. (16,441 words; Time: 54m)

A Compendium of Architecture and the Science of Building, by Kate Elliott

[Lightspeed]

★★★☆☆ Honorable Mention

(Alternate History Fantasy; Spiritwalker Trilogy) Magnus enjoys his retirement on his family’s estate, but he gets involved in the problems of a talented but troubled boy. (5,754 words; Time: 19m)

Recommended By: 👍KBurnham+2 (Q&A)

This is set in the world of Kate Elliot's Spiritwalker Trilogy a few years before the action of "Cold Magic" begins.

"I Am a Handsome Man," said Apollo Crow , by Kate Elliott

[Anthology]

★★★☆☆ Average

(Alternate History Fantasy; Spiritwalker Trilogy) Apollo Crow takes an assignment from the Emperor to steal the sketchbook of a woman whose speeches are fomenting rebellion. (10,931 words; Time: 36m)

Recommended By: 👍RHorton.r+1 (Q&A)