The Recurring Cast
Character guide · 16 books · 1998 to 2016

S. M. Stirling

Science fictionAlternate historyDystopian and post-apocalyptic

S. M. Stirling writes alternate history about sudden catastrophes. In the Emberverse, all electricity and gunpowder stop working in 1998, and survivors in Oregon rebuild as clans, warlords and new kingdoms.

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S. M. Stirling books in order

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Emberverse

13 books · Set in OregonAlternate historyDystopian and post-apocalyptic
  1. 1Dies the Fire2004With Juniper Mackenzie and Mike HavelBuy on Amazon
  2. 2The Protector's War2005With Juniper Mackenzie and Mike HavelBuy on Amazon
  3. 3A Meeting at Corvallis2006With Juniper Mackenzie and Mike HavelBuy on Amazon
  4. 4The Sunrise Lands2007With Rudi MackenzieBuy on Amazon
  5. 5The Scourge of God2008With Rudi MackenzieBuy on Amazon
  6. 6The Sword of the Lady2009With Rudi MackenzieBuy on Amazon
  7. 7The High King of Montival2010With Rudi MackenzieBuy on Amazon
  8. 8The Tears of the Sun2011Buy on Amazon
  9. 9Lord of Mountains2012Buy on Amazon
  10. 10The Given Sacrifice2013Buy on Amazon
  11. 11The Golden Princess2014With OrlaithBuy on Amazon
  12. 12The Desert and the Blade2015With OrlaithBuy on Amazon
  13. 13Prince of Outcasts2016With OrlaithBuy on Amazon

Nantucket

3 books · Set in NantucketAlternate history
  1. 1Island in the Sea of Time1998With Marian AlstonBuy on Amazon
  2. 2Against the Tide of Years1999With Marian AlstonBuy on Amazon
  3. 3On the Oceans of Eternity2000With Marian AlstonBuy on Amazon

Characters

9 recurring and key characters, with the book each one first appears in.

Montival

Nantucket