The Knowledge
Magic here is not a talent. It is a trade, and a trade can be owned — until somebody works out how to copy it faster than the guilds can stop them. Class warfare fought with movable type.
Where to start
The Printer’s Apprentice
Start here — dark historical fantasy, 8 books
Seven years bound to a trade, a master with a locked case, and a page that should not have set.
The Bindery
Dark academia, one generation on — 8 books
Twenty years after the press broke the monopoly, Corin Vael is print-native and the guilds are the ones improvising.
The Penny Workings
Standalone twist shorts — 8 stories
Cheap printed magic out in the wave. Eight standalone stories, each with a turn at the end.
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