The Recurring Cast
Reading order · 3 books · 2022 to 2025 · Set in invented worlds

Sworn Soldier Books in Order

The Sworn Soldier books follow Alex Easton, a retired soldier from the small country of Gallacia, through eerie retellings of Gothic classics.

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Series facts

Books
3
Published
2022 to 2025
First book
What Moves the Dead
Latest
What Stalks the Deep (2025)
Setting
Set in invented worlds

The reading order

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

3 books · Set in invented worlds
  1. 1What Moves the Dead2022With Alex EastonAlex Easton, a retired soldier, visits an old friend, Madeline Usher, who is dying in her gloomy family house.Buy on Amazon
  2. 2What Feasts at Night2024With Alex EastonEaston returns to the family hunting lodge in Gallacia, where a creature of folklore seems to be stirring.Buy on Amazon
  3. 3What Stalks the Deep2025With Alex EastonEaston travels to America to help an old friend, and goes deep into a mysterious mine.Buy on Amazon

Do you need to read them in order?

Read What Moves the Dead, What Feasts at Night and What Stalks the Deep in order. Each is a short novel.

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 Sworn Soldier book
BookAlex EastonAngus
1 What Moves the DeadLLeadMMajor
2 What Feasts at NightLLeadMMajor
3 What Stalks the DeepLLeadMMajor

Characters in the Sworn Soldier books

2 characters from T. Kingfisher’s chart, with the number of Sworn Soldier books each appears in.

CharacterBooksFirst in this series
Alex EastonRetired sworn soldier of Gallacia3What Moves the Dead 2022
AngusEaston's batman3What Moves the Dead 2022