New Release: A Menace of Magical Machinations

Jen Kirchner· August 18, 2025· [fiction, interns-of-magic-engineering, jens-books]

There’s never been a better time to sign up for my new release alerts, because I wrote an Interns of Magic Engineering novelette for you! It's exclusive to my subscribers, and it’s free!

A Menace of Magical Machinations is book 3.5 in the Interns universe. This story came from a curiosity about the next Interns trilogy. I already have ideas for the next three books (and my BFF has a short list of demands—brace yourself for the return of Troy’s lucky blue suit) but I still wanted to know more about what’s going on. Writing a novelette seemed to be the best way to find out.

This new story takes place one month after book 3, A Minefield of Magical Malice. LIORA’s magic engineering team is preparing their latest gadget prototypes for an upcoming Expo when the alchemy team upstairs suddenly goes radio silent. Charlie and Indigo are sent to investigate, and they uncover a scheme to steal the company’s secret formula.

The alchemy floor is locked down. The security guard is out cold. The power is knocked out… and Charlie and Indigo are not alone in the dark.

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