Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Revolutionary Magic | 2015 | Thomas K. Carpenter | Buy |
| 2 | A Cauldron of Secrets | 2015 | Thomas K. Carpenter | Buy |
| 3 | Birds of Prophecy | 2015 | Thomas K. Carpenter | Buy |
| 4 | The Franklin Deception | 2015 | Thomas K. Carpenter | Buy |
| 5 | Nightfell Games | 2015 | Thomas K. Carpenter | Buy |
| 6 | The Queen of Dreams | 2015 | Thomas K. Carpenter | Buy |
| 7 | Dragons of Siberia | 2016 | Thomas K. Carpenter | Buy |
| 8 | Shadows of an Empire | 2016 | Thomas K. Carpenter | Buy |
The Dashkova Memoirs takes a real figure from Russian history — Princess Ekaterina Dashkova, ally of Catherine the Great — and drops her into a version of the 18th century where magic is real and dangerous. The series follows her from the intrigues of the Russian court through encounters with secret societies, prophetic birds, and dragons in Siberia.
Published across eight books in 2015 and 2016, the series moves at a brisk pace through Revolutionary Magic, A Cauldron of Secrets, Birds of Prophecy, and onward to Shadows of an Empire. Carpenter blends real historical events with fantasy invention, using the political upheavals of 18th-century Russia as a backdrop for a story about power, loyalty, and the cost of wielding forces beyond human understanding.