Ashes of Empire Books in Order
Part ofEric Thomson Books in OrderExplore the Ashes of Empire books by Eric Thomson in order, with short summaries and a series reading list to help you choose where to start reading.
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Ashes of Empire books in publication order
7 books
Imperial Sunset
by Eric Thomson
2018
As civil war tears humanity’s empire apart, Captain Jonas Morane leads the remnants of a shattered battle group toward a hidden sanctuary. Preserving ships and knowledge means crossing a dangerous wormhole network while evading rival fleets and marauders.
Imperial Twilight
by Eric Thomson
2019
With humanity’s empire collapsing, Jonas Morane seeks to preserve its knowledge while Devy Custis tries to establish a successor realm. Their competing visions face the same dangers: a destructive empress, invading raiders and ambitious commanders who could ruin both plans.
Imperial Night
by Eric Thomson
2020
The isolated Republic of Lyonesse has survived the empire’s fall, but plague ships now threaten its refuge. Jonas Morane and Sister Gwenneth must defend the republic with a battered fleet while confronting forces that could turn its citizens against one another.
Imperial Echoes
by Eric Thomson
2021
Generations after the empire’s collapse, Lyonesse prepares to reunite humanity without knowing another surviving realm shares its ambition. When the authoritarian Wyvern Hegemony begins exploring, the two heirs approach a meeting that could bring cooperation or renewed interstellar war.
Imperial Ghosts
by Eric Thomson
2022
Centuries after humanity’s empire collapsed, the Wyvern Hegemony and Republic of Lyonesse compete to reunite its scattered worlds. As their expansion gathers pace, the legacy of the old empire threatens both powers and their ambitions.
Imperial Dawn
by Eric Thomson
2024
Two rival successors to humanity’s fallen empire reclaim devastated worlds and restore interstellar civilization. Their competition grows increasingly suspicious as old loyalties, competing ambitions and the question of who should reunite humanity threaten a fragile balance.
Imperial Rogue
by Eric Thomson
2025
Evidence of a genocidal Republican project reaches the Second Empire as the struggle to reunite humanity intensifies. Former Lyonesse veterans Farrin Norum and Currag DeCarde undertake a dangerous mission to prevent catastrophe among their former countrymen.
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