The Gates of the World Series by K.M. McKinley

3.77 · 17 ratings
  • The Iron Ship (The Gates of the World #1)
    #1

    The Iron Ship (The Gates of the World #1)

    K.M. McKinley

    Rated: 3.64 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings · published 2015

    An incredible epic fantasy begins!The order of the world is in turmoil. An age of industry is beginning, an age of machines fuelled by magic. Sprawling cities rise, strange devices stalk the land. New money brings new power. The balance between the Hundred Kingdoms is upset. For the first time in generations the threat of war looms.In these turbulent days, fortunes can be won. Magic runs strong in the Kressind family... more

  • The City of Ice (The Gates of the World #2)
    #2

    The City of Ice (The Gates of the World #2)

    K.M. McKinley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 4 ratings · published 2016

    Deep in the polar south stands a city like no other, a city built aeons ago by a civilisation mighty and wise. Locked in a race with a rival engineer, Trassan Kressind’s great iron ship crosses uncharted seas. The City of Ice promises the secrets of the ancients to whomever can reach it first. It may prove too little knowledge too late, for the closest approach of the Twin in 4000 years draws near, an event that has heralded terrible destruction in past ages... more

  • The Brass God (The Gates of the World #3)
    #3

    The Brass God (The Gates of the World #3)

    K.M. McKinley

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 2 ratings · published 2018

    Magic and technology combine in an epic fantasy like no other.War is coming to Ruthnia. As ancient, inhuman powers move against one another, Rel Kressind finds himself in the company of the fabled modalmen – giants who regard themselves as the true keepers of humanity’s legacy. Far out in the blasted, magical wastelands of the Black Sands where no man of the Hundred has ever set foot before, Rel comes face to face with the modalman’s deity, the Brass God... more

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