That Self-Same Metal

Discover the swashbuckling YA historical fantasy series, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo.

Brittany N. Williams

• Publisher: Faber & Faber
• eBook ISBN:
  9780571381630
• Year: 2024

Discover the swashbuckling YA historical fantasy series, perfect for fans of Holly Black and Leigh Bardugo.

Sixteen-year-old Joan Sands is a gifted craftswoman who creates and upkeeps the stage blades for William Shakespeare's acting company, The King's Men. Joan's skill with her blades comes from a magical ability to control metal-an ability gifted by her Head Orisha, Ogun. Because her whole family is Orisha-blessed, the Sands family have always kept tabs on the Fae presence in London. Usually that doesn't involve much except noting the faint glow around a Fae's body as they try to blend in with London society, but lately, there has been an uptick in brutal Fae attacks. After Joan wounds a powerful Fae and saves the son of a cruel Lord, she is drawn into political intrigue in the human and Fae worlds.

Swashbuckling, romantic, and full of the sights and sounds of Shakespeare's London, this series starter delivers an unforgettable story-and a heroine unlike any other.

' Perfect for anyone looking for a fresh take on faerie magic.' - Leigh Bardugo, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Shadow and Bone

' Groundbreaking.' - Ayana Gray, New York Times-bestselling author Beasts of Prey

' Wildly imaginative and refreshingly diverse.' - J. Elle, New York Times bestselling author of Wings of Ebony

Table of contents

• Landing Page
• Praise
• Title Page
• Dedication
• Map
• Contents
• Chapter One: Rotten in the State
• Chapter Two: On the Windy Side of Care
• Chapter Three: Heavy Is the Crown
• Chapter Four: Chilton Bromwell and the Hags
• Chapter Five: Everybody Dies in Hamlet
• Chapter Six: CRAP Out the Window
• Chapter Seven: Of Truth and Song
• Chapter Eight: A Walk to Remember
• Chapter Nine: William Cecil and the Jack-in-Irons
• Chapter Ten: A Most Unwelcome Guest
• Chapter Eleven: Some Shrewd Contents
• Chapter Twelve: Tiring-House Encounters
• Chapter Thirteen: Cyril Bendell and the Faerie Ring
• Chapter Fourteen: With Two Evils
• Chapter Fifteen: A Conference, A Confederacy
• Chapter Sixteen: One Twin for the Other
• Chapter Seventeen: By th' Book
• Chapter Eighteen: Trouble at the Bear Garden
• Chapter Nineteen: ’Tis Faerie Time
• Chapter Twenty: A Grand Finale
• Chapter Twenty-One: As Holy Pilgrims Do
• Chapter Twenty-Two: An Offer She Can't Refuse
• Chapter Twenty-Three: The Wild Hunt
• Chapter Twenty-Four: Our Revels Ended
• Chapter Twenty-Five: A Deal with a Gentleman
• Chapter Twenty-Six: A Dismal Display
• Chapter Twenty-Seven: The Faerie Rade
• Chapter Twenty-Eight: Merely Players
• Chapter Twenty-Nine: Labours Lost
• Chapter Thirty: Fair Terms
• Chapter Thirty-One: Dear Friends, Once More
• Chapter Thirty-Two: Bloody Noses & Crack'd Crowns
• Chapter Thirty-Three: All Met, Ill Met
• Chapter Thirty-Four: Nelwyna Musgrove and the Kelpie
• Chapter Thirty-Five: The Feast and the Epiphany
• A Note on History
• Acknowledgements
• About the Author
• Copyright