Diving Universe Books in Order
Diving Universe is a series of 18 books written by Kristine Kathryn Rusch.
Here, you can see them all in order! (publication year included)
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Diving Universe books in publication order
18 books
Diving into the Wreck
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2009
A salvage diver known as Boss discovers an ancient spacecraft where it should never have reached. Gathering a team to explore it, she encounters technology whose secrets could attract the Empire's attention and endanger everyone aboard.
City of Ruins
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2011
Boss leads her team into Vaycehn to investigate caves where archaeologists have died. As mysterious death holes break into the city, she suspects the same dangerous Stealth Technology she has been searching for aboard ancient spacecraft.
Becalmed
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2012
Linguist Mae survives a diplomatic mission that ends in battle and strands the Ivoire in foldspace. Unable to remember her mistake, she must recover the missing events before the ship can risk another disaster.
Boneyards
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2012
Boss searches an ancient battlefield for technology that might explain her friends' past. Meanwhile, Squishy's attack on the Empire's stealth research draws Boss into a rescue complicated by her own fugitive status and knowledge of the technology.
Becoming One with the Ghosts
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2013
Captain Jonathon Cooper and the Ivoire's crew attempt to emerge from foldspace after their advanced technology malfunctions. Their journey back to base brings unsettling discoveries, confronting them with the cost of a system they relied upon.
Skirmishes
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2013
Boss explores the Boneyards for answers hidden among ancient ships while Coop protects the Nine Planets Alliance. An undisclosed encounter from his past threatens their work, his life and the fragile peace with the Enterran Empire.
Stealth
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2013
Squishy's research into lost stealth technology has already cost lives, and another fatal encounter renews her determination to destroy it. Her personal history with the science shapes a quest to prevent others from repeating those mistakes.
Strangers at the Room of Lost Souls
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2013
Commander Elissa Trekov follows orders to an abandoned space station known for killing its visitors. Finding strangers who know more than they admit forces her to reassess the dangers behind the Room of Lost Souls' reputation.
The Room of Lost Souls
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2013
Boss is haunted by the mysterious space-station room where her mother died. When a client asks her to return and investigate, uncovering its secrets could challenge everything she believes while exposing her to the same deadly danger.
The Application of Hope
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2014
Captain Tory Sabin responds to a distress call from Coop, whose ship Ivoire disappears into foldspace. Knowing the anacapa drive's dangers, she refuses to abandon its crew and pursues answers that may transform her own life.
The Falls
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2016
News that a Fleet base will eventually close unsettles its inhabitants. Missing people near Fiskett Falls and a technician's troubling discovery in a runabout's anacapa drive create parallel mysteries pointing toward a danger neither investigator initially understands.
The Runabout
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2017
Exploring the Boneyard of abandoned Fleet ships, Boss and Yash discover a small craft with an active anacapa drive. Escaping requires Boss to enter the dangerous vessel under severe time pressure, with others sharing the risk of the dive.
Searching for the Fleet
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2018
Engineer Yash studies data from the Boneyard's runabout, convinced it proves the Fleet still exists. Captain Coop joins her increasingly obsessive search, giving the Ivoire's crew renewed hope while confronting the risks of believing they can find home.
The Renegat
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2019
Engineer Nadim Crowe once accidentally destroyed a vast collection of ships. Decades later, he joins the Renegat's misfit crew on a mission to investigate an ancient scrapyard, where an unexplained intrusion could expose the Fleet to danger.
Escaping Amnthra
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2020
When the Renegat's senior officers abandon the ship, linguist Raina Serpell takes command of the remaining crew. Under attack from the planet below, she must learn its weapons systems and overcome personal doubts to bring everyone home.
Squishy's Teams
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2020
Squishy sends pairs of volunteers across the Enterran Empire to sabotage bases supporting dangerous stealth technology. Their separate missions reveal the risks, choices and unexpected complications behind a campaign whose participants cannot all count on returning safely.
The Chase
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2021
Boss and Coop return to Lost Souls headquarters with discoveries from separate missions and pursuers close behind. Threats interrupt their search for answers, while the involvement of Coop's old adversary leaves Boss uncertain whom she can trust.
Thieves
by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
2021
Still recovering from a dangerous dive, Boss continues salvaging Fleet wrecks until a new discovery renews her enthusiasm. Reassembling her old team, she worries someone knows their plans and that the Boneyard itself may be watching.
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