Firethief – Book One of the Unbinder Recursion: an urban fantasy series
My reaction was the same.
Darkest Autumn (Ambria Book 1)
“And then this wee little horse came trotting out with his wee little rider…”
School Time for Death: Tendrils of Control
I can’t even parse the title without bringing my own punctuation.
Karma Chameleon (Renaissance 2.0: Carnival of Characters, Crusades, and Causes)
I also like that the given title only barely intersects with the words on the cover.
So “Dax” is part of the landscape, but “The Legacy” isn’t. Got it. (I know the “pseudohumans” tag ain’t exactly accurate, but…)