Fostering Faust Books in Order
Part ofWilliam D Arand Books in OrderExplore the Fostering Faust series by William D Arand, with all books in order plus short summaries, series background, and where‑to‑start tips for this dark pact driven fantasy.
Last updated: January 13, 2026
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Publication Order
3 books
Fostering Faust 3
by William D Arand
2019
As the war with Gaelis tilts in his duchess’s favor, Alex has turned his county into a showpiece of wealth and order. He dreams of settling down, yet politics, old bargains, and his demonic creditor refuse to let him walk away from the game.
Fostering Faust 2
by William D Arand
2019
Now Count of Brit, Alex wants a stable life with his Numbered and his wife, but his duchess has plans that drag him deeper into a grinding war. A plea from the Wild Lands forces him to use soul binding deals on a much larger stage.
Fostering Faust
by William D Arand
2018
Alex dies over a seemingly minor corporate decision and wakes in a dark ages world owing his soul to a terrifying patron. To stave off eternal damnation, he forges secret pacts that trade away pieces of other people’s lives for power and survival.
Series background & context
The Fostering Faust books follow Alex, a modern office worker who dies over a seemingly small corporate decision and finds out it was enough to damn his soul. Instead of going straight to punishment, he is offered a bargain: return to life in a dark ages world, but belong body and soul to the entity that owns his contract.
Dropped into a brutal, low tech society, Alex discovers that his new job is making pacts. Every deal he brokers binds the other person to the same power that holds his soul, trading away secrets, favors, and years of life in exchange for survival or advantage. What starts as a desperate scramble to keep himself out of hell grows into the careful management of a county, a marriage, and a position in a wider war.
Across the trilogy, the series blends political maneuvering, economic planning, and the constant, uncomfortable question of how much of other people you are willing to take. The magic is built on contracts and fine print rather than flashy spells, and the tone stays dark, sexually explicit, and morally slippery. Readers who like watching a pragmatic protagonist claw his way up while never quite escaping his original sin will find a lot to dig into here.
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