--- product_id: 75955889 title: "Foundryside (The Founders) Paperback – 23 Aug 2018" brand: "robert jackson bennett" price: "¥7193" currency: JPY in_stock: false reviews_count: 6 category: "Books" url: https://www.desertcart.jp/products/75955889-foundryside-the-founders-paperback-23-aug-2018 store_origin: JP region: Japan --- # Foundryside (The Founders) Paperback – 23 Aug 2018 **Brand:** robert jackson bennett **Price:** ¥7193 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Foundryside (The Founders) Paperback – 23 Aug 2018 by robert jackson bennett - **How much does it cost?** ¥7193 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.jp](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/75955889-foundryside-the-founders-paperback-23-aug-2018) ## Best For - robert jackson bennett enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted robert jackson bennett brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Review The exciting beginning of a promising new epic fantasy series. Prepare for ancient mysteries, innovative magic, and heart-pounding heists (Brandon Sanderson, New York Times bestselling author of Oathbringer)In Foundryside, scriving magic is the cheat code to reality, and Bennett is a master gamer. A refreshing look at magic - featuring a heroine every reader will root for - from one of the smartest writers I know (Peter V. Brett, New York Times bestselling author of The Demon Cycle)Complex characters, magic that is tech and vice versa, a world bound by warring trade dynasties: Bennett will leave you in awe once you remember to breathe! (Tamora Pierce, New York Times bestselling author of Tempests and Slaughter)A compelling treatise on power and its misuse (Eric Brown Guardian 2018-08-10)Funny, exciting, pacy and gory, this terrific debut promises greater things to come (Daily Mail)Inventive, immersive, and thrilling, Foundryside is a fascinating look at how our best intentions can be corrupted - and how wickedly awesome and terrifying gravity belts can be. Do yourself a favor and pick this up (Kevin Hearne, New York Times bestselling author of The Iron Druid Chronicles)Robert Jackson Bennett deserves a huge audience (Brent Weeks, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Black Prism on City of Stairs)Intricate worldbuilding, fascinating magic, and engaging characters. More please! (Felicia Day, New York Times bestselling author of You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost))Foundryside will not disappoint. It's a world like no other, a concept like no other and a read like no other (The Book Bag)An irresistible, fast-paced adventure that welcomes even non-fantasy fans into its pages, unveiling a remarkable and sophisticated world of magic and intrigue. With non-stop twists, a compelling cast of characters, and an innovative magic system, Foundryside is an altogether terrific read (Sebastian de Castell, author of The Greatcoats series) Book Description She thought it was just another job. But her discovery could bring the city to its knees . . . See all Product description ## Images ![Foundryside (The Founders) Paperback – 23 Aug 2018 - Image 1](https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61QVvnBeCtL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent tech-fantasy *by M***H on 28 August 2018* Whew! I don't know what I was expecting from this, but it wasn't the fantasy with a cyberpunk plot that I got. I recommend this very highly.The setting is a city run on industrialised magic, dominated by merchant houses that rule their own areas, leaving the poorest areas to lawless anarchy. The magic based on writing complex instructions to run arcane devices is really interesting (and RJB gives a good lesson in how to 'splain without being too 'splainy) but the characters are where it shines. Initially you meet Sancia, an escaped slave who is surviving in the lawless areas by putting a unique talent for thievery to use. She's not a chirpy urban thief with a heart of gold type though - she wants a big pile of cash to fix her problem and then get as far away from their as she can.When I say it's a cyberpunk plot, what I mean is that you have a urban environment controlled by big corps, with hardscrabble thieves and other operatives running around doing jobs for mysterious (probably corporate) benefactors, getting their hands on something they weren't supposed to and getting into Big Trouble as a result.Similarly to his previous Divine Cities trology this is all in service of exploring some big themes about power, how cities and economies work - with technology in particular - oh and the nature of his world and what gods there may be in it.While this is the start of a series it definitely stands together, leading up to a very satisfying high-octane ending. ### ⭐ Please sort out the formatting issues *by J***N on 11 October 2018* It looks interesting, and from what I can read of it is well written too. Unfortunately this is wrecked by the fact that pages are missing all over the place when viewed on my phone. (Pixel XL, Android 9/Pie, latest version of Kindle App).Please sort out and update the eBook with formatting that is not corrupted and I'll correct the review to reflect the actual story. ### ⭐ Over-hyped, poorly written Matrix fan-fiction *by A***R on 7 January 2019* It's frustrating that so many people think sci-fi and fantasy books are badly written, infantile rubbish consumed by undiscriminating shut-ins ... but then you read something like Foundryside and understand why.I was sucked in by all the gushing positive reviews, in and out of amazon, and the idea that it's a clever cyberpunk fantasy mash-up.It isn't any of those, at any level.It turns out that it's the second mainstream publishing fantasy of 2018 I've just read that basically files the serial numbers off The Matrix - which is good news for the original IP holders, since there's clearly an appetite, but not so much for anyone who bought either Jade City or Foundryside, which are both pretty shabbyIt's not just that Foundryside is badly written, although it is, pretty much all the way through. And that's not just because the writer often uses words that don't mean what he seems to think they do. Or that he uses technical concepts he doesn't understand and confuses. Like gravity - a LOT - and momentum. And lots of really poor stuff about coding.The problems aren't even consistent. There's a lot of hold-the-plot infodumping to mansplain the terrible cod-techie magic system ... and then, once he's painted himself into a corner, there's just a hand-wave.Usually, "because gravity".There's even one hysterical sequence when the main Point of View character nods in and out of sleep to escape a numbing sequence of "as you probably already know ..." between the rest of the cast.There's also a terrible cowardice over rude words, which I can't forgive. It can only be to jump a perceived explicit content issue for the unspoken target YA audience, because by no stretch of the most elastic imagination is this a book for adults. The writer obviously wants his young readers to relate to cool-cat characters who constantly eff and blind, and fair enough because I'm an incredibly sweary old soul myself, but either be honest about it or just don't do it.I'm being made circumspect by amazon's definite issues with the language in reviews. An invented word "scrum" is a cut and paste substitute for the f-word, which is used almost constantly in dialogue, but even more irritatingly also by the "author voice", which should know better. Other literal four letter words that obviously don't trip the wary school librarian alarm, like the sh-word and the English a-word slang for "bottom", are crow-bared into dialogue like there was a sale on.All of which you might be able to overlook if the characters weren't one dimensional and off the rack. But they really, really are. The protagonist is an odd looking racially marginalised teenage outsider exploring non-binary gender relationships. Most adults are barely one-dimensional, and beyond the outsider cohort not to be trusted. The male antagonist is a joyless, predatory deviant.The protagonist's best friend is a talking amulet, and it would be interesting is they started out talking in the exact same voice because somehow it turned out they were parts of the same personality. But it isn't because they aren't. Dialogue obviously just isn't a strength.I stuck with it to make sure I wasn't rushing to judgement. I haven't. It's terrible. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.jp/products/75955889-foundryside-the-founders-paperback-23-aug-2018](https://www.desertcart.jp/products/75955889-foundryside-the-founders-paperback-23-aug-2018) --- *Product available on Desertcart Japan* *Store origin: JP* *Last updated: 2026-04-22*