Timeline
A growing guide to the periods explored in Ma Zhishen’s adventures.
CENTURIES · PLACES · STORIES
Follow Ma through history
Ma’s adventures are not published in historical order. This guide places the announced stories in the years where they unfold, without revealing what happens to their characters.
1821 · Italy
The Last Measure — a novella set around Teramo and Civitella del Tronto. Coming November 15, 2026.
1888 · London
To See What Is Right — Book One, set in Whitechapel and Spitalfields during the Victorian era.
History and fiction
These dates identify the settings of Ma’s fictional adventures. They are not a complete chronology of historical events or of Ma’s life. Additional journeys will appear here when their details are ready to share.