The Court of the Air
One of the defining novels of the 2000s steampunk revival: a HarperCollins Voyager lead title sold into a dozen-plus languages, launching the six-volume Jackelian sequence and establishing gaslamp fantasy's commercial viability.
Series Guide
The Jackelian Series
by Stephen Hunt
The Kingdom of Jackals: pneumatic towers, steammen knights, worldsinger sorcery and revolution in the airship lanes — Hunt's gaslamp sequence at the front of the steampunk revival.
In the Guide
The Kingdom Beyond the Waves
The Jackelian sequence's consensus favourite: the volume that proved the world could support standalone adventures in any genre key, with Amelia Harsh as Hunt's most quoted heroine.