Two Serpents Rise - (Craft Sequence) by Max Gladstone (Paperback)

About the Book

A rash of demonic infestations threatens the city of Dresediel Lex, and a young man with a haunted past and an addiction to risk searches for the reason why.

Book Synopsis

From the co-author of the viral New York Times bestseller This is How You Lose the Time War.

"[A] taut and unique blend of legal drama, fantasy, and noir." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence chronicles the epic struggle to build a just society in a modern fantasy world.

Shadow demons plague the city reservoir, and Red King Consolidated has sent in Caleb Altemoc--casual gambler and professional risk manager--to cleanse the water for the sixteen million people of Dresediel Lex. At the scene of the crime, Caleb finds an alluring and clever cliff runner, Crazy Mal, who easily outpaces him.

But Caleb has more than the demon infestation, Mal, or job security to worry about when he discovers that his father--the last priest of the old gods and leader of the True Quechal terrorists--has broken into his home and is wanted in connection to the attacks on the water supply.

From the beginning, Caleb and Mal are bound by lust, Craft, and chance, as both play a dangerous game where gods and people are pawns. They sleep on water, they dance in fire...and all the while the Twin Serpents slumbering beneath the earth are stirring, and they are hungry.

Set in a phenomenally built world in which lawyers ride lightning bolts, souls are currency, and cities are powered by the remains of fallen gods, Max Gladstone's Craft Sequence introduces readers to a modern fantasy landscape and an epic struggle to build a just society.

Also Available by Max Gladstone:

The Craft Sequence
1. Three Parts Dead
2. Two Serpents Rise
3. Full Fathom Five
4. Last First Snow
5. Four Roads Cross
6. Ruin of Angels

The Craft Wars
1. Dead Country
2. Wicked Problems

Last Exit
Empress of Forever

This is How You Lose the Time War (with Amal El-Mohtar)

Review Quotes

"I enjoyed this book more than [Three Parts Dead]. And that's really saying something."
--Patrick Rothfuss, author of the Kingkiller Chronicles

"Gladstone outdoes himself in this exciting and imaginative return to the brilliantly realized world of Three Parts Dead." --Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Two Serpents Rise

"If you've been looking for a different kind of fantasy--part urban, part epic, maybe something in between--you'll thoroughly enjoy this novel." --Carrie Vaughn, author of the Kitty Norville series, on Two Serpents Rise

"Newcomers and fans of the series alike will enjoy the mystery, demon-caused mayhem and fast-moving plot in this stellar, engaging read."
--RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars)

About the Author

Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning author, MAX GLADSTONE, has been thrown from a horse in Mongolia and once wrecked a bicycle in Angkor Wat. He is the author of many books, including Last Exit, Empress of Forever, the Craft Sequence of fantasy novels and, with Amal El-Mohtar, the viral New York Times bestseller This Is How You Lose the Time War. His dreams are much nicer than you'd expect.