Century Next Door Books in Order
Part ofJohn Barnes Books in OrderBrowse the Century Next Door books by John Barnes in order, with short summaries and a reading guide to help you choose where to begin.
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Century Next Door books in publication order
4 books
Orbital Resonance
by John Barnes
1991
Growing up aboard an asteroid colony, Melpomene faces familiar adolescent concerns alongside an extraordinary burden. Adults have prepared her generation to rescue a damaged Earth, but her own desires may not fit the future they designed.
Kaleidoscope Century
by John Barnes
1995
Waking in a youthful body in 2109, Joshua has no memory of the long life behind him. Records left by his earlier self draw him through a violent history as a pursuer closes in on dangerous secrets.
Candle
by John Barnes
2000
Retired hunter Currie is called back to capture the last man resisting the networked intelligence governing Earth. When his quarry turns the tables, he must confront life without the system that has shaped his thoughts for decades.
The Sky So Big and Black
by John Barnes
2002
Raised on a Mars still being terraformed, Terpsichore wants to follow her father into ecoprospecting instead of remaining in school. An assignment escorting younger children across the planet brings changes with consequences far beyond her own future.
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