3013 Books in Order

The 3013 books are set in a harsher future than many of Susan Hayes's later space romances. Earth has survived a devastating war, the Alliance now controls daily life, and fertile women are both rare and heavily valued, which turns reproduction into power. That one detail gives the whole series its edge.

These books do not pretend the system is kind.

The stories move between badlands, remote bases, space stations, and other corners of a world where law and order mostly protect the people already in charge. Some characters work inside the system. Others survive around it. Some are just trying not to get claimed by the wrong people. Romance grows out of that tension, which is why the books feel closer to dystopian romantic suspense than to lighter space opera.

Hayes also uses the setting to lean into her interest in unconventional relationships. The 3013 books often center on triads, and the emotional work is not only about attraction. It is about trust inside a world built on control. That keeps the books from feeling like simple mating stories. The relationships have to fight against laws, scarcity, secrecy, and the lingering damage of war.

If you want one of Hayes's earlier sci-fi worlds, this is a strong place to look. Start with Renegade and move forward. Even when each book shifts to a new central romance, the future they inhabit stays sharp, tense, and very easy to picture.