KJC book connections

[goseaward]

I was trying to remember all the connections between different KJ Charles books and I can't find a comprehensive list anywhere, so I thought I'd try to make one. Assume this has spoilers for every book up to and including Sugared Game.

So the broad series are: Charm of Magpies, Society of Gentlemen, Sins of the Cities, Lilywhite Boys, England (Think of England/Proper English), Will Darling Adventures.

Standalones: Simon Feximal; Spectred Isle (standalone at least until/unless she ever finishes Green Men); Wanted, a Gentlemen; Band Sinister; Unfit to Print; Henchmen of Zenda; The Price of Meat; Non-Stop Till Tokyo.

Wanted, a Gentleman, Band Sinister, and Unfit to Print are all linked by Jonathan, the in-universe work of erotica written by Theo for as a gift for the Murder and later perused by Gil Lawless. (The KJ Charles wiki calls this the "Jonathan-verse", in fact.)

Spectred Isle is linked to Feximal, with a bunch of reappearing or at least mentioned characters.

Lilywhite Boys links Society of Gentleman and Sins of the Cities via James Vane, Susan Lazarus and various other characters.

Julius and Harry in Society of Gentleman visit tailors named Hawkes and Cheney (individually), and Lucien Vaudrey's shop is Hawkes and Cheney--do we know if that one's intentional?

Simon Feximal is also linked to Jordan L. Hawk's Widdershins universe through the "Remnant" short story (thanks aurumcalendula).

Will Darling adventures are linked to the England series via Daniel da Silva, Bill Merton, Jimmy Yoxall (thanks celli), and the Private Bureau.

Unfit to Print mentions a private enquiry agency in Robin Hood Lane, which is at least suggestive of a connection between the Jonathan-verse books and the London books. (thanks celli)

Do we have any other connections? I thought we could get from Society of Gentlemen to the Jonathan-verse somehow, but I'm not sure if it's the enquiry agency link mentioned above. Or is it Sins of the Cities we can get there? There are lots of synergies between Unfit to Print and An Unseen Attraction, of course, but I'm not sure there's anything explicit.

That leaves Feximal/Green Men as its own little universe (with Widdershins), and Henchmen of Zenda, The Price of Meat, and Non-Stop Till Tokyo as true standalones. Seem right? I haven't read the latter two so I don't really know.

Comments

[aurumcalendula]

I think that might be all of them so far (I swear I thought the London and Jonathan verse were connected, but I can't find anything at the moment).

Remnant links The Charm of Magpies World with Jordan L. Hawk's Widdershins universe.

[goseaward]

Gee, maybe I'll have to reread them all and pay attention...:)

[aurumcalendula]

It turns out I swapped Charm of Magpies and Feximal in my head

[therru]

No, it's the Simon Feximal (and hence also the Green Men) world that's linked with Jordan L. Hawk's Widdershins. The Magpies is unrelated.

[aurumcalendula]

Oops, you're totally right (I must've swapped in my head)

[celli]

Will Darling adventures are linked to the England series via Daniel da Silva, Bill Merton, and the Private Bureau.

Jimmy Yoxall is mentioned briefly in Sugared Game, too, as now being an Earl. At least "Captail" Yoxall is.

[goseaward]

I totally missed that!

[therru]

KJ has said herself that Hawkes & Cheney are interdimensional tailors :)

[sea_changed]

I definitely missed the Hawkes and Cheney one--how delightful. Thanks for posting!