Tamsin Orrick writes secondary world romantasy built on systems that can be audited. In THE OWED, every favor creates a debt, every debt is written down, and every creature in the world is a debtor that someone seized. The trilogy is an argument disguised as a love story: in a world made of obligation, kindness is impossible, and two people who love each other cannot pass a glass of water without forging a chain.
Books
SERIES / THE OWED
- SOON1600 x 2560 pxratio 1 / 1.6Cover slot for A Ledger of Ash
THE OWED, Book 1 of 3
A Ledger of Ash
Sorrel Vane has never once said the words that create a debt, so when she takes on someone else's, the state sends its best auditor to find out what she is.
Forthcoming
- SOON1600 x 2560 pxratio 1 / 1.6Cover slot for A Vault of Salt
THE OWED, Book 2 of 3
A Vault of Salt
Held alive by the contract that freed her, she crosses a continent after a list of nine names nobody holds in full, while the man who loves her is ordered to collect from her in public.
Forthcoming
- SOON1600 x 2560 pxratio 1 / 1.6Cover slot for A Quit of Silver
THE OWED, Book 3 of 3
A Quit of Silver
To undo the contract that holds a civilization up, nine creditors have to forgive for nothing, and eight of them are alive, rich, and unwilling.
Forthcoming
ORDER / THE OWED
3 written, 3 volumes planned.