I watched the first episode of Amazon Prime’s Carnival Row last night. I really enjoyed it, perhaps because I’ve written the same thing! Quill: The Cartographer Book 1 and Carnival Row share remarkable similarities. Like, really specific and detailed similarities…

Now, to be clear, no one copied anyone else. My book came out 3 months before the show, they must have started filming last year, and I definitely started writing last year. I wasn’t aware the show was coming when I started writing, and unless Orlando Bloom is stealing from my Dropbox, they didn’t know what I was writing.

That being said, check this out:

Carnival Row

Main city is modeled on 1850’s London

Fairies

Mysterious attacks to solve

Posh, upper crust society

Bowler hats

Follows a male and female protagonist

Hints at a war which was formative in our heroes lives

Loads of sex

Scenes take place in houses of ill repute

Available exclusively on Amazon

Mutton chops (10x)

Everyone involved is making millions of dollars $$$

Quill

Main city is modeled on 1750’s London

Spirits, including the fae

A mysterious murder to solve

Posh, upper crust society

Bowler hats

Follows a male and female protagonist

Hints at a war which was formative in our heroes lives

Loads of sex

Scenes take place in houses of ill repute

Available exclusively on Amazon

Mutton chops

Everyone involved is… Oh

Ah damnit, I knew I needed more mutton chops! Come on, AC! Always go with more mutton chop!

<sigh>

Well, for the millions of you who enjoyed Carnival Row, but have not yet read Quill, you can find it at our favorite retailer — Quill: The Cartographer Book 1.