The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 2017 to 2020 · Set in space

Interdependency Books in Order

The Interdependency is a space opera about an empire whose worlds are linked by the Flow, a route through space that is about to collapse.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
2017 to 2020
First book
The Collapsing Empire
Latest
The Last Emperox (2020)
Setting
Set in space

The reading order

Every Interdependency book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.

3 books · Set in space
  1. 1The Collapsing Empire2017With Cardenia Wu-Patrick and Marce ClaremontThe Flow, the route through space that connects the worlds of the Interdependency, is collapsing.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2The Consuming Fire2018With Cardenia Wu-Patrick and Marce ClaremontThe emperox works to prepare her empire for collapse, as enemies plot against her.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3The Last Emperox2020With Cardenia Wu-Patrick and Marce ClaremontThe collapse of the Flow is accelerating, and the emperox faces her greatest challenge.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read The Collapsing Empire, The Consuming Fire and The Last Emperox in order.

Who appears in which book

The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.

Who appears in each Interdependency book
BookCardenia Wu-PatrickMarce ClaremontKiva Lagos
1 The Collapsing EmpireLLeadLLeadMMajor
2 The Consuming FireLLeadLLeadMMajor
3 The Last EmperoxLLeadLLeadMMajor

Characters in the Interdependency books

3 characters from John Scalzi’s chart, with the number of Interdependency books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Cardenia Wu-PatrickEmperox Grayland II3The Collapsing Empire 2017
Marce ClaremontScientist studying the Flow3The Collapsing Empire 2017
Kiva LagosFoul-mouthed noblewoman3The Collapsing Empire 2017