Conquering Reality & Other Misconduct

The Guild Codex: Warped #6

by Annette Marie, Rob Jacobsen

Conman, jailbird, rookie, agent, fugitive…I’ve worn a whole lot of labels over the past year. But the Consilium, AKA the heinous secret league of power-hungry psychos that has been covertly pulling the world’s strings for decades, has slapped a few more on abnormality, keystone of evil, and my personal favorite, “annoying pest that keeps escaping our clutches.”

I’ve battled empaths, mages, demons, rogues, and an astonishing quantity of bureaucratic nonsense, but the Consilium is by far the biggest and most dangerous enemy I’ve ever had the pleasure of clashing with. On my own, I won’t be able to stop the nefarious tide of influence and control they’re spreading across the mythic world.

But with the help of Lienna Shen and my other allies, I’m hoping to earn a few new titles from my ultra-ornery foe, starting with “giant pain in their collective ass” and finishing with “nightmare they never should have messed with.”

I just need to make sure I don’t add “unintentional bringer of the apocalypse” to my resume in the process.

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Kit's journey from conman to international man of mystery rushes to its epic conclusion in the final book of The Guild Warped. Warped can be read as a standalone series or as part of the larger Guild Codex saga.

The Guild Warped
Warping Minds & Other Misdemeanors (#1)
Hellbound Guilds & Other Misdirections (#2)
Rogue Ghosts & Other Miscreants (#3)
More Than A Little Warped (#3.5)
Stolen Sorcery & Other Misadventures (#4)
Mage Assassins & Other Misfits (#5)
Conquering Reality & Other Misconduct (#6)

More series in the Guild Codex
The Guild Spellbound
The Guild Demonized
The Guild Unveiled

Genres: Urban Fantasy, Fantasy, Paranormal

Kindle Edition

Expected publication May 29, 2026

About the author

Annette Marie is the best-selling author of over thirty books, including the expansive urban fantasy series The Guild Codex, epic urban fantasy series Steel & Stone, and romantic fantasy trilogy Red Winter.

A 2015 Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist in Fantasy and an Amazon Charts Bestseller, Annette has sold over 2 million books. Her books have been translated into French, German, Polish, Ukrainian, and Russian, with readers coming back again and again for her addictive blend of fast-paced adventure, tantalizing forbidden romance, and unforgettable characters.

Annette lives in the frozen winter wasteland of Alberta, Canada (okay, it’s not quite that bad) with her husband and their furry minions of darkness. When not writing, she can be found elbow-deep in her garden or an art project while blissfully ignoring all adult responsibilities.

To find out more about Annette and her books, visit www.annettemarie.ca

Reviews

[Noi (in & out)]

WE HAVE A COVER! IT'S REALLY HAPPENING

[Cassandra]

only 8 days left to wait. only 8. i will survive.

edit 5/2/2025: may first 2026??? 6??? is this a cruel joke?? i can't wait, i really can't 😭

[creohn]

I miss Kit.
I hope you are well again, Annette : )

[Yoru · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well. Wow. Hard to review without spoiler tbf😂 it was mind-blowing (pun intended xD) and so good! This book have a 100% more serious feeling and less banters and jokes but it is still Kit and his intriguingly funny and surpringly down-to-earth sometimes view of the world eheh. Also we got to have multiple POVs, from all previous MCs in the Guild Codex Universe too!😍
Highly recommend, it's beautiful! Ah but I dont recommend if it's the first you are reading of the series! At the very least read Unveiled and Demonized but I really recommend you to read it in order from Spellbound #1. You will not regret it. This series is such a wonder💜🥰

For everyone else that have already read every books before that one : BUCKLE UP AND GET READY FOR THE RIDE🤩💜

Cue Music.
Roll Credits.

Thank you so much Annette for this masterpiece!!

Cant believe it's already the last book... I'm gonna miss them so much😭😭😭

Note : I had completely forgotten about Biscuit. Probably an auto-preservation mechanism🤣

ARC provided by the Author in exchange for an honest review




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Under that is ONLY my reading progress comments (and only that so stop there if you aren't interested in spoiler, even slight), which I felt could not really be published as GR progress like usual as it's an ARC with big end-of-series (all the GCU series) spoilers. I tried to make those comments as vague as possible but I'll still say it, there's bits of spoilers!


SPOILER:

Chpt 5 wuuuuut me! Omg did we slightly go back in time? The side story where she got a party for the baby with the gang, Robin and Zylas seems to be after that Warped book, as in chpt 5 she is currently in her second trimester from her first pregnancy!!! I wuuuuut-ed so much lol xD everything has been pretty much in the flow of things so i didn't thing the short side story I've read so long ago was a sort of spoilery one lol although the spoiler isn't really, like, big at all, I still wuuuut-ed xD bcs thought she would have been in her 2nd pregnancy maybe when we got to know she was pregnant in the chpt lol but nope. It's her first pregnancy. The cuties are back inside the womb again for a bit eheh.

Chpt 13 yeeeeees Zak and Kit friendship banters are back babyyyy

Chpt 17 loool the Beauty and the Beast reference xD xD

Chpt 18 omg omg omg is Zak gonna be his mentor!!?? Yeeeees omg, pleeeeease!🤩🤩

Chpt 24: omg! I was not expecting a spell like that!! How could I not!?🤯 I should have at least expect a transfer or similar! OMG It was brilliantly written, with these unreliable POVs😍

Chpt 30: Oh shit. They have a prophet now. Oh no, poor Sabrina!

Chpt 40 lesssgooooo ! Every MCs are in the place now ! Destroy them aaaaall! Chaos incoming!

Chpt 45 omg ! The moment he heard the hooves again! That moment is so cool and classy omg !!! Movie star moment classy! Very Kit💜

That epiloooogueeee omg! And I think I'm stupid 😂😅 bcs I was still thinking about who could the mole be lol didn't think it would that person 🤭

[Penny · Rating 5 out of 5]

I can’t believe it’s the last book in the series. After reading this, I’m full of sadness, contentedness, and happiness because it’s such a wonderful finale. Of course, Kit and Lienna are back and still bad to the bone like usual. Not only that, but we also get to see previous characters from the other books in the series all back in their gloriousness. And, well, this book is just full of so much, I can see why it’s the longest book. I can’t say much about this because it’s full of revelations, it’s hard not to reveal them. But I will say that this book is action-packed, awe-inspiring, sad, exciting, jaw-dropping, and just downright a fulfilling and great time I expect from these authors. I will definitely miss these characters, but I’m excited to see what will come next. Highly recommend. I was provided a complimentary copy which I voluntarily reviewed.