- Status
- Ongoing series
- Published books
- 3
- Commitment
- Medium series
- Audience
- Adult
An ongoing urban epic of murder, romance, ancient powers, and modern magical institutions.
The three published novels form a substantial reading commitment even though the series remains open.
Best if you want
- Adult urban fantasy with epic scale and central relationships.
- Dense reveals, modern technology, and several supernatural hierarchies.
Think twice if you need
- A completed series or restrained worldbuilding.
- Romance and sexual content kept outside the main experience.
Across the books
How the series changes
The series moves from an urban murder investigation into larger conflicts among worlds, rulers, and hidden histories.
- Plot complexity
- StartsA city murder investigationLaterSeveral worlds and political factions
- Worldbuilding depth
- StartsOne dense magical cityLaterA wider connected cosmology
Outside the score
Reader context
Series information guides suitability and commitment. Matrix scores remain attached to individual books.
Reader advisories
- Violence
- Sexual content
- Strong language
- Grief and loss
Books in this series
Compare the individual volumes.
1 of 3 published books currently have a full Matrix profile.
House of Earth and Blood
Sarah J. Maas
Bryce Quinlan and an enslaved fallen angel investigate a brutal killing amid Crescent City's supernatural factions, ancient powers, and personal grief.