Magic & Steam books in order

Magic & Steam is a four-book steampunk mystery series by C.S. Poe featuring a gay detective duo navigating crime and intrigue in an alternate-history world of magic and steam technology.
Series · LGBTQ+ Fiction · Steampunk · Mystery · Fantasy · Historical Fiction

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 The Engineer 2020 C.S. Poe Buy
2 The Gangster 2020 C.S. Poe Buy
3 The Doctor 2022 C.S. Poe Buy
4 The Councilman 2024 C.S. Poe Buy

Magic & Steam gives C.S. Poe a chance to combine her interest in Victorian-era settings with fantasy world-building. The four books follow a detective partnership in an alternate-history city where steam technology and magic coexist, with mysteries that fit the broader genre conventions while using the fantastical setting to open up different kinds of plots.

The Engineer (2020) opens the series and introduces the central characters, with The Gangster, The Doctor, and The Councilman following through 2024. Poe’s usual interest in gay romance sits alongside the mystery and world-building — the relationship between the two leads develops across the series alongside each individual case.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Magic & Steam series?

There are four books in the Magic & Steam series, published between 2020 and 2024.

What is the first book in the Magic & Steam series?

The first book in the Magic & Steam series is The Engineer, published in 2020.

Does the Magic & Steam series require familiarity with C.S. Poe's other books?

No — it’s a standalone series set in its own alternate-history world, separate from Snow & Winter or Memento Mori. Readers new to Poe can start here without any prior knowledge of her other series.

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