A guide to Freya Marske's books
Discover all of Freya Marske's romantasy books, plus your questions on A Marvellous Light and The Last Binding trilogy answered.
'Marske writes what I crave most in romantasy: brilliant craft, fresh voice, characters worth obsessing over, and genuine honest-to-god heat,’ says romance writer Casey McQuiston, and we can't help but agree. Take a look at our guide to Freya Marske's books to help you decide where to start – or continue – including new book Swordcrossed. Plus, we answer some of your questions on A Marvellous Light and The Last Binding trilogy.
What is Freya Marske's new book?
Swordcrossed
by Freya Marske
Mattinesh Jay: heir to a struggling family business, about to get arranged-married, needs a swordsman to defend against challenges at the altar.
Luca Piere: charming con artist, on the run, affordable duellist.
Both: not exactly what they seem.
Will this shatter their growing alliance? And how many lies are they prepared to strip away when the truth could mean losing everything they want?
A Marvellous Light and The Last Binding trilogy
Is A Marvellous Light a series?
Yes, A Marvellous Light is the first book in The Last Binding Trilogy. The sequel to A Marvellous Light is A Restless Truth and the final book is A Power Unbound.
Do I need to read A Marvellous Light before A Restless Truth?
Yes. The books are a trilogy rather than companion novels, and there is a plot that threads through all of them, so readers will get more out of the books by reading them in order. Also A Marvellous Light is a great book, so you wouldn't want to miss it!
Will there be more Last Binding books?
The trilogy ended with A Power Unbound, but Freya Marske's new standalone novel, Swordcrossed, is perfect for Last Binding fans.
The Last Binding trilogy books in order
A Marvellous Light
by Freya Marske
Set in an alternative Edwardian England, this is a comedy of manners, manor houses, and hedge mazes: including a magic-infused murder mystery and a delightful queer romance. Young baronet Robin Blyth thought he was taking up a minor governmental post. However, he's actually been appointed parliamentary liaison to a secret magical society. If it weren’t for this administrative error, he’d never have discovered the incredible magic underlying his world. But he’ll need the help of Edwin Courcey, his adversarial magical-society counterpart. Thrown together, Robin and Edwin will discover a plot that threatens every magician in the British Isles.
A Restless Truth
by Freya Marske
Maud Blyth hoped to quell her thirst for adventure by volunteering to serve as an old lady's companion on an ocean liner. But she didn't expect the old lady to turn up dead on the first day of the voyage. Now she has to deal with a dead body, and the lovely, dangerously outrageous Violet Debenham. Violet is everything Maud has been taught to distrust, yet can’t help but desire. Surrounded by open sea and a ship full of suspects, Maud and Violet must learn to work together to locate a magical object worth killing for – and unmask a murderer. . .
A Power Unbound
by Freya Marske
A Power Unbound is the third and final book in The Last Binding trilogy. Jack Alston seeks a peaceful life after his twin sister's death forced him to abandon magic. However, a perilous ritual threatens British magicians, forcing Jack back into the magical world. In a London townhouse he joins the owner to find the Last Contract's final piece, enlisting the help of Alan Ross, a money-driven writer and thief. But the alliance will become entangled in a night of secrets and bloody sacrifice as the foundations of magic in Britain risk being torn up.