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The Wizard Hunters
by Martha Wells
She looked at Ilias, watching Florian show him how to open a tin that the label claimed was beef. Noticing his intrigued expression, Tremaine said, "I don't think he's ever seen one of those before."
Florian frowned. "You mean one of these where you roll back the lid with the key or seen a can ever?"
"A can ever." She noticed there was leather lacing down the sides of his pants and the stitching she could see looked rough and uneven, not machine-made. That didn't necessarily mean anything; there were plenty of places where people still wore homespun clothes in Ile-Rien. But he had never seen matches or cans.
in a city besieged by a mysterious airship army invulnerable to the usual defensive spells, a depressed playwright possesses the key to her world's last chance of holding off the invading force – an experimental magical gadget that is much more than it seems. literally dropped into danger, reluctant heroine tremaine valiarde has to draw on abilities from her unusual upbringing to navigate a serious culture clash and keep her world's hopes alive.
blanket recommendation for everything martha wells has ever written. if you don't want to start with this, try [b:Wheel of the Infinite|367336|Wheel of the Infinite|Martha Wells|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1388878120s/367336.jpg|1530649], or [b:The Element of Fire|367334|The Element of Fire (Ile-Rien, #1)|Martha Wells|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348390178s/367334.jpg|357332] (glorious), but if by some bizarre chance (!) you were raised on portal fantasy set during the london blitz, this is the series for you (tw for suicidal ideation).
it builds on a rich world explored in previous books (technologically advancing for atmospheric convenience lmao) and slowly draws together and unravels the plot threads of two adeptly contrasted character groups. also, i don't want to spoil book two but it contains my favourite ever romantic trope,