Sci-Fi & Speculative
by Robert Jackson Bennett · Shadow of the Leviathan series
At the Empire's plague-ridden borders where leviathan blood causes bizarre magical transformations, an impossible murder draws brilliant but eccentric detective Ana Dolabra and her assistant into a conspiracy. Bennett crafts a locked-room mystery set in a unique secondary world where magical contamination, imperial politics, and investigative procedure collide. This genre-blending novel marries fantasy worldbuilding with classic detective story structure.
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