Foundryside

Robert Jackson Bennett deserves a huge audience - Brent Weeks, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Black Prism on City of Stairs

The exciting beginning of a promising new epic fantasy series. Prepare for ancient mysteries, innovative magic, and heart-pounding heists - Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of Oathbringer

Does [City of Blades] live up to the Locus, World Fantasy, British Fantasy and GoodReads Choice Awards-nominated City of Stairs? Allow me to answer with an emphatic yes … Robert Jackson Bennett is one of the most talented authors writing in SFF today and this is his finest work to date - Fantasy-Faction on City of Blades

In Foundryside, scriving magic is the cheat code to reality, and Bennett is a master gamer. A refreshing look at magic - featuring a heroine every reader will root for - from one of the smartest writers I know - Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle

As a whole The Divine Cities is simply that, Divine. - SFFWorld on the Divine Cities trilogy

Complex characters, magic that is tech and vice versa, a world bound by warring trade dynasties: Bennett will leave you in awe once you remember to breathe! - Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author of Tempests and Slaughter

Inventive, immersive, and thrilling, Foundryside is a fascinating look at how our best intentions can be corrupted - and how wickedly awesome and terrifying gravity belts can be. Do yourself a favor and pick this up - Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles

Richly detailed and expertly plotted. A grand entertainment

- Kirkus on City of Blades

Robert Jackson Bennett is the author of the Hugo Award winning novel The Tainted Cup, its sequel A Drop of Corruption, The Divine Cities trilogy and The Founders Trilogy.

His work has received the Edgar Award, the Shirley Jackson Award, and the Phillip K. Dick Citation of Excellence, and he has been shortlisted for the World Fantasy, British Fantasy, and Locus Awards. He also dug a very good french drain in his backyard back in 2019.

He lives in Austin with his wife and two sons, one of whom is very large and one of whom is very loud, and he focuses on writing and not maintaining his website.