Reading order · 7 books · 2002 to 2008 · Set in space
Saga of Seven Suns Books in Order
The Saga of Seven Suns is a big space opera. Humanity has spread across the Spiral Arm alongside the ancient Ildiran Empire, until a human experiment ignites a gas giant and awakens the hydrogues, powerful beings who live inside such worlds, setting off an interstellar war.
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Series facts
- Books
- 7
- Published
- 2002 to 2008
- First book
- Hidden Empire
- Latest
- The Ashes of Worlds (2008)
- Setting
- Set in space
The reading order
Every Saga of Seven Suns book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
7 books · Set in space
- 1Hidden Empire2002Human scientists use an ancient alien device to turn a gas giant into a new sun, and awaken the hydrogues, beings who live deep inside such planets and see the act as an attack.Buy on Amazon
- 2A Forest of Stars2003The war with the hydrogues spreads, and the human worlds and the Ildiran Empire struggle to survive.Buy on Amazon
- 3Horizon Storms2004Humanity and the Ildirans are caught between two warring alien powers and must set aside their differences to face a common threat.Buy on Amazon
- 4Scattered Suns2005With suns burned out by war between the hydrogues and the faeros, a divided humanity and a civil-war-torn Ildiran Empire face a new enemy.Buy on Amazon
- 5Of Fire and Night2006Old alliances collapse and enemies become unlikely friends as the Klikiss robots, Earth’s forces, the Ildirans, the hydrogues, the Roamers and the green priests converge.Buy on Amazon
- 6Metal Swarm2007Klikiss robots raid vulnerable worlds with stolen Earth battleships, King Peter breaks away to lead a confederation of colonies, and the long-lost Klikiss return to reclaim their worlds.Buy on Amazon
- 7The Ashes of Worlds2008Hoping for peace after defeating the hydrogues, humanity faces the fiery faeros and the returning Klikiss in the final volume of the saga.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the seven books in order, starting with Hidden Empire.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Jora'h | Nira | Basil Wenceslas | King Peter | Estarra | Rlinda Kett | Tasia Tamblyn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Hidden Empire | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 2 A Forest of Stars | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 3 Horizon Storms | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 4 Scattered Suns | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 5 Of Fire and Night | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 6 Metal Swarm | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
| 7 The Ashes of Worlds | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor | MMajor |
Characters in the Saga of Seven Suns books
7 characters from Kevin J. Anderson’s chart, with the number of Saga of Seven Suns books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Jora'hPrime Designate, later Mage-Imperator of the Ildirans | 7 | Hidden Empire 2002 |
| NiraGreen priest | 7 | Hidden Empire 2002 |
| Basil WenceslasChairman of the Terran Hanseatic League | 7 | Hidden Empire 2002 |
| King PeterYoung king of the Hansa | 7 | Hidden Empire 2002 |
| EstarraTheron woman who marries Peter | 7 | Hidden Empire 2002 |
| Rlinda KettMerchant captain | 7 | Hidden Empire 2002 |
| Tasia TamblynRoamer soldier | 7 | Hidden Empire 2002 |