--- product_id: 206063178 title: "FOUNDRYSIDE" brand: "robert jackson bennett" price: "132 DH" currency: MAD in_stock: true reviews_count: 6 url: https://www.desertcart.ma/products/206063178-foundryside store_origin: MA region: Morocco --- # FOUNDRYSIDE **Brand:** robert jackson bennett **Price:** 132 DH **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** FOUNDRYSIDE by robert jackson bennett - **How much does it cost?** 132 DH with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.ma](https://www.desertcart.ma/products/206063178-foundryside) ## 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 FOUNDRYSIDE ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #2,136,745 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,393 in Action & Adventure Fantasy (Books) #19,254 in Paranormal Fantasy Books #281,444 in Genre Literature & Fiction | | Book 1 of 3 | The Founders Trilogy | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars (7,599) | | Dimensions | 5.04 x 1.42 x 7.8 inches | | Edition | International Edition | | ISBN-10 | 1786487853 | | ISBN-13 | 978-1786487858 | | Item Weight | 12.7 ounces | | Language | English | | Print length | 512 pages | | Publication date | August 8, 2019 | | Publisher | Arcadia Books | ## Images ![FOUNDRYSIDE - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/8156FBpPIyL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ What a ride *by S***N on Reviewed in India 🇮🇳 on 25 December 2018* Love love love it. Super fun read. It's no science fiction, but it's a lot of super fun fiction. Waiting for the next in the series to be released ### ⭐ Over-hyped, poorly written Matrix fan-fiction *by A***R on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 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. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent tech-fantasy *by M***H on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 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. --- ## 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.ma/products/206063178-foundryside](https://www.desertcart.ma/products/206063178-foundryside) --- *Product available on Desertcart Morocco* *Store origin: MA* *Last updated: 2026-05-09*