Grishaverse

A fantasy world divided between the Ravkan Empire and its neighbours, where certain people are born with the ability to manipulate matter at its most fundamental level. These people are called Grisha, and their powers - over elements, living tissue, or the fabrication of materials - have made them both essential and feared. The world is politically unstable, riven by nationalism, religious suspicion of Grisha power, and the ambitions of several competing empires. At its edges sit stranger things: a fold of impenetrable darkness teeming with monsters, a city of canals and mercenary gangs, and the remnants of a civilisation that understood more about Grisha power than anyone alive. The series spans three interconnected storylines: a war epic about a girl who discovers a rare power that could change the world, a heist story following a crew of extraordinary criminals in a corrupt city-state, and a political thriller about two rulers trying to hold a fragile kingdom together, all set in the same world at roughly the same time.