The Blaze Books in Order

The Blaze is Monique Martin in a different key. Instead of adult time travelers moving through history, this series follows sixteen-year-old Artemis Schäfer in 1904 London, where a birthday that should have meant dresses and champagne turns into a supernatural calling. Artemis is chosen as the Blaze, a protector meant to defend the city from Darkness, and she has almost no time to get used to the idea before the monsters show up.

That setup gives the books a fun mix of historical fantasy and teen coming-of-age story. London matters here. The streets, drawing rooms, shop windows, and narrow alleys are not just scenery. They help make the supernatural feel close and strange at the same time. Martin uses a turn-of-the-century setting, but the emotional ground is familiar: Artemis has to work out who she is while carrying a responsibility that would overwhelm plenty of adults.

Across Blaze, Mirror, and Legacy, the series builds its own mythology around the Veil between worlds, creatures breaking through from the Otherworld, and the cost of power. Artemis gets a fiery sword and a job no one asked her if she wanted. She also gets normal teenage complications, especially where Liam is concerned. That balance is part of the charm. One chapter can bring demons and magical artifacts, the next awkward feelings and bruised pride.

Saving London is hard. Being sixteen is not exactly easier.

Mirror pushes the fantasy side further with enchanted mirrors and a Halloween season when the barrier between worlds grows thin. Legacy turns the series darker and more personal as Artemis's family history comes crashing into the foreground. By then, the books are clearly interested in more than monster fights. They are also about inheritance, identity, and the unsettling idea that evil can be both ancient and intimate.

In tone, this is brisk, witty, and openly dramatic in the best way. The stakes are high, but the books keep a sense of fun. If you like young heroes, city-saving missions, and a paranormal world built on quick pacing rather than dense lore, The Blaze is easy to slip into. It also works well for readers who want Martin's feel for history and adventure without stepping into the larger time travel universe.