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JS Morin Books in Order

Explore J.S. Morin books in order, from Black Ocean to Twinborn Chronicles, with quick summaries, series guides, and easy places to start.

Last updated: June 30, 2026

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Aethersmith

by JS Morin

2013

Soria chases a cross-world mystery while Kyrus, stranded far from home, pushes magic further than anyone should. One mistake threatens the balance of power on both worlds.

Firehurler

by JS Morin

2013

Apprentice scribe Kyrus Hinterdale discovers that his dreams of a knight named Brannis are not dreams at all. When he tries dream-world magic in waking life, two worlds crash together around him.

Sourcethief

by JS Morin

2013

Kyrus faces a demon warlock, deeper conspiracies, and a mystery that may decide the fate of an empire. In a story built on linked worlds, every betrayal lands twice.

A Smuggler's Conscience

by JS Morin

2014

A no-questions-asked delivery should be easy money for the Mobius. Then the crew looks too closely at the cargo and ends up choosing between profit and doing the right thing.

Mad Tinker's Daughter

by JS Morin

2014

Rynn uses stolen learning and stubborn courage to fight back against humanity's oppressors on Korr. At the same time, Cadmus Errol pursues a larger plan that stretches across worlds.

Murder in Marker's Point

by JS Morin

2014

This side adventure turns the Twinborn world toward mystery as a killing upends a quieter corner of the setting. It offers a smaller, sharper look at life inside the larger universe.

Rebel Skyforce

by JS Morin

2014

Fresh from revolt, Rynn and her allies take to stolen airships while Cadmus races to outbuild a rival inventor. The rebellion grows more dangerous the moment it starts winning.

Salvage Trouble

by JS Morin

2014

Carl Ramsey spots a wreck, a distress beacon, and a chance at quick money. What should be simple salvage becomes an introduction to life aboard the Mobius, where even easy jobs arrive with pirates attached.

Tech, Lies, and Wizardry

by JS Morin

2014

Magic and machinery collide in another Black Ocean caper where half the battle is understanding what went wrong. The rest is surviving the lies layered on top of it.

Tinker's Justice

by JS Morin

2014

The Mad Tinker saga drives toward a final reckoning between rebellion, invention, and long-laid plans. Justice comes hard when every side thinks history belongs to them.

World-Ripper War

by JS Morin

2014

The inventions that might free one world now threaten to tear several apart. Rynn and Cadmus are forced into a war where genius can be every bit as deadly as sorcery.

Alien Racer

by JS Morin

2015

Carl enters a high-stakes race for prize money and immediately starts scheming for an even bigger score. Winning would be great, but not crashing and burning would help too.

Between the Worlds

by JS Morin

2015

This short story collection returns to the Twinborn setting through gamblers, goblins, duels, and other side roads the novels only hint at. It is a lively way to see both worlds from fresh angles.

Moon of Odysseus

by JS Morin

2015

A lead on a crashed ARGO battleship promises the biggest salvage Carl has ever seen. Instead, the crew finds survivors, hostile conditions, and magic that shuts technology down.

Poets and Piracy

by JS Morin

2015

A passenger with tangled business pulls the Mobius into Tanyana's dangerous family orbit. Gangsters, divided loyalties, and a badly timed shortage make this mission much more personal.

Retro Version

by JS Morin

2015

With Carl presumed dead, the crew hides out on a retro-themed colony that seems safely low tech. Then sharp-eyed investigators arrive, and Carl's talent for causing trouble returns right on schedule.

Siege of Mortania

by JS Morin

2015

Someone has finally studied Mort well enough to exploit his weaknesses. As wizard hunters close in, the Mobius itself becomes a battleground.

To Err Is Azrin

by JS Morin

2015

After rescuing Mriy's nephew, the crew escorts him home and walks into old blood debts. Mriy must face her family and earn her place back through a brutal ritual hunt.

Adventure Capital

by JS Morin

2016

A promising opportunity lures the Mobius crew into a place where ambition and greed run hot. Getting rich sounds easy, getting out intact is the harder part.

Collusion Course

by JS Morin

2016

A supposedly profitable job turns into a knot of schemes and crossed loyalties. Carl and company need to out-bluff professionals before someone else sets the terms.

Stowaway to Heaven

by JS Morin

2016

A hidden passenger turns a routine run into a far riskier journey. The closer the crew gets to the destination, the harder it becomes to separate profit from principle.

You, Robot

by JS Morin

2016

When machines and human agendas collide, the Mobius crew gets dragged into a mess that is part tech problem and part moral problem. Improvisation may not be enough this time.

Brain Recyclers

by JS Morin

2017

The return of humanity excites some robots and terrifies others. When bodies, memories, and identity become bargaining chips, Charlie7 and Eve are pulled into the middle.

Echoes of Angels

by JS Morin

2017

Professor Rachel Jordan is branded a heretic after challenging the story humanity tells about the angels. Chased to the edge of civilized space, she hunts a lost sacred text that could expose the truth.

Eternity or Bust

by JS Morin

2017

A wedding on Earth should be romantic. For outlaws with enemies and law enforcement nearby, it becomes a logistical nightmare with heart, chaos, and very little margin for error.

Extinction Reversed

by JS Morin

2017

Charlie7, the oldest robot alive, finally meets Eve14, the first healthy human in a thousand years. Protecting her could change the future of Earth.

Fall of Angels

by JS Morin

2017

With humanity facing annihilation, Rachel turns to the one force ever known to stand against the angels. Fighting heaven may demand an alliance that costs more than she can afford.

Mission Inadvisable

by JS Morin

2017

A job that looks reckless from the start only gets worse once the crew is committed. Carl and the Mobius keep pushing forward, because backing out has never really been their style.

Moral and Orbital Decay

by JS Morin

2017

Trouble closes in from every direction as bad choices and old debts come back around. The Mobius crew has to stay in motion long enough to find a way out.

Planet Hustlers

by JS Morin

2017

Carl spots another chance to turn a planetary mess into a payday. The problem is that everybody else in the system is hustling too, and some of them play much dirtier.

Rebel Robots

by JS Morin

2017

Robot society fractures as old loyalties fail and new ambitions rise. Charlie7 must navigate a conflict where both sides think they are protecting the future.

Shadows of Angels

by JS Morin

2017

Rachel escapes with the book she risked everything to find, only to discover she cannot read it. With pursuers closing in, she must trust a dangerous ally she has every reason to doubt.

Voices of Angels

by JS Morin

2017

At the helm of an ancient starship, Rachel Jordan suddenly holds a prize every major power wants. To learn the truth about humanity's past, she heads toward Eden itself.

Weaponized Human

by JS Morin

2017

As new humans become more than an experiment, powerful factions start seeing them as assets. Eve's existence could save a world, or turn her into the most dangerous prize on it.

Wrath of Angels

by JS Morin

2017

Rachel's search for truth brings the angels back into the story in the worst possible way. As they reassert their dominance, humanity faces judgment on a galactic scale.

Behind Blue Skies

by JS Morin

2018

A place that looks calm on the surface hides the kind of trouble mercenaries get paid not to question. The crew soon has to decide how much the fee is really worth.

Break the Chain

by JS Morin

2018

A job with a clear moral line becomes complicated when rescue, revenge, and leverage collide. The crew has to decide which chain to break first.

Engineered Tyrant

by JS Morin

2018

A new human generation reaches adulthood, and one heir believes leadership is his by design. Earth's future may hinge on whether creation can outgrow control.

Galaxy Outlaws

by JS Morin

2018

This giant collection gathers all sixteen Black Ocean missions and several short stories. Follow Carl Ramsey and the crew of the Mobius through scams, salvage jobs, wizard trouble, and one bad decision after another.

House of the Orion Sun

by JS Morin

2018

A powerful house drags the crew into family politics with real firepower behind them. Once they step inside, getting paid and getting out become two separate problems.

Human Phase

by JS Morin

2018

The balance between robot caretakers and human descendants finally shifts. What comes next for Earth depends on who gets to define the future of humanity.

Inventing a Tinker

by JS Morin

2018

This shorter Twinborn tale looks back at the making of a legend, tracing the cleverness and ambition behind the Mad Tinker name. It adds useful context to the rebellion books that follow.

Prime Guardian

by JS Morin

2018

An ancient protector and modern opportunists collide around Astral Prime's latest discovery. Survival means learning what should stay guarded, and why.

Shadow Planet

by JS Morin

2018

A struggling station discovers something impossible at the edge of known space, a planet that could change everything. The find brings opportunity, danger, and attention nobody wanted.

Shadowblood Heir

by JS Morin

2018

Aspiring writer Matt Lee delivers pizza by night and hears voices he cannot explain. When he becomes the prime suspect in a famous author's murder, those voices may be his only way to prove an assassin crossed over from another world.

Shielded Sun

by JS Morin

2018

The deeper the station looks into its strange new corner of space, the bigger the secrets become. Protection can be just as dangerous as exposure when nobody knows the rules.

Wayward Saint

by JS Morin

2018

A job tied to a would-be saint quickly shows how messy faith, power, and survival can get. In the Black Ocean, mercy is rarely simple.

Wizard Zero

by JS Morin

2018

Cedric's hidden past starts catching up with him as Astral Prime tries to understand its impossible discovery. New allies and new threats arrive together.

Astral Messiah

by JS Morin

2019

Prophecy and power take on a life of their own as competing factions try to control the narrative. Cedric and the station are caught in the middle of something much larger.

Core Threat

by JS Morin

2019

The danger reaches the heart of the station and the secret that has driven the series all along. One wrong move could destroy far more than a single outpost.

Eye of the Pharaoh

by JS Morin

2019

An old mystery and a valuable prize pull the crew toward trouble that has been buried for a reason. Ancient history proves just as dangerous as modern greed.

Hotel Caledonia / Sunshine of Your Cult

by JS Morin

2019

This paired volume throws the crew into two different headaches, a dangerous cult problem and a hotel job with more menace than comfort. It is a strong snapshot of Mercy for Hire's mix of magic, action, and sharp humor.

Multiversal Truth

by JS Morin

2019

The mysteries around Astral Prime widen from local danger to universe-sized questions. Answers are finally within reach, if the station can survive learning them.

Parallel Enforcers

by JS Morin

2019

Multiple authorities arrive with separate agendas, and none of them play nicely together. Astral Prime risks becoming the flashpoint for a larger conflict.

Stellar Rampage

by JS Morin

2019

Open conflict erupts as Astral Prime's mounting tensions finally spill into violence. The station's people must hold together while the wider system comes apart.

Sunshine of Your Cult

by JS Morin

2019

A supposedly routine assignment becomes a run-in with a movement that is equal parts absurd and dangerous. Mocking a cult is easy, escaping it is much harder.

Systemic Treachery

by JS Morin

2019

Politics, sabotage, and divided loyalties begin tearing through Astral Prime from the inside. The station's biggest enemy may already be aboard.

Terminal Gambit

by JS Morin

2019

Every secret, rivalry, and hard choice comes due in a final high-stakes play. The future of Astral Prime hangs on who can make the last move stick.

Void Kraken

by JS Morin

2019

A monstrous threat from deep space turns discovery into a fight for survival. The unknown is exciting right up until it starts hunting back.

Walk Like a Magician

by JS Morin

2019

Magic takes center stage as the crew hits problems that bluffing alone cannot fix. Old rules, bad habits, and dangerous power all come due at once.

Lair of the Dog

by JS Morin

2020

A hunt leads straight toward a den of trouble with sharp teeth, literal or otherwise. Getting to the target is difficult, getting back out may be worse.

Magic's Little Helper

by JS Morin

2020

A job involving magical assistance spirals into chaos once the help comes with complications of its own. The crew ends up managing fallout on every front.

Mortanian Rhapsody

by JS Morin

2020

Mortanian magic and old baggage make for a volatile combination. The mission turns personal fast, and the crew has to navigate power, memory, and dangerous expectations.

No More Mr. Nice Girl

by JS Morin

2020

Patience runs out and the gloves come off when a mission refuses to yield to diplomacy. Sometimes the safest plan is the one with the fewest apologies.

Ship with No Name

by JS Morin

2020

A mysterious vessel brings fresh opportunities and even fresher trouble. The crew has to work out what they are really dealing with before someone else claims it first.

Stuck in the Astral with You

by JS Morin

2020

Being stranded is bad. Being stranded in the astral is worse. The crew has to survive long enough to find a way home.

The Girls are Back in Town

by JS Morin

2020

Familiar faces return for a mission that mixes reunion energy with fresh danger. Working together again feels natural, trouble finding them feels inevitable.

Know When to Run: Mission 1

by JS Morin

2021

Traveling con man Chuck Ramsey gives a hitchhiking wizard named Mordecai a lift, and both men end up with more trouble than expected. It is the start of a partnership built on scams, escapes, and terrible decisions.

Low Flyer: Mission 2

by JS Morin

2021

Chuck and Mort try to turn a small-time job into quick money, only to attract much bigger attention. In Black Ocean, staying one step ahead matters more than winning clean.

Lyin' Guys: Mission 4

by JS Morin

2021

Cons stack on top of cons until nobody is sure who is using whom. Chuck and Mort need to spot the real trap before the joke turns lethal.

The Good Die Young: Mission 3

by JS Morin

2021

A risky scheme puts the Radio City crew between survival and conscience. Chuck's fast talk can open doors, but it cannot stop danger from walking through them.

Fly Like an Ego: Mission 7

by JS Morin

2022

Pride and bad judgment make an explosive mix on this mission. One wrong move could bring the whole latest scheme crashing down around the Radio City crew.

Sixteen Tomes: Mission 8

by JS Morin

2022

A dangerous book hunt pushes Mort toward magic that should have stayed locked away. What begins as a job becomes a test of judgment, loyalty, and self-control.

Ventura Starway: Mission 6

by JS Morin

2022

Another run sends Chuck, Mort, and the family into fresh scams, old grudges, and the kind of trouble that travels faster than the ship itself. Staying mobile is only half the problem.

Viva, Las Vega IX: Mission 5

by JS Morin

2022

The Radio City heads for a glittering gambling stop where every promise hides an angle. Chuck sees opportunity, Mort sees disaster, and both are probably right.

Where should I start?

If you want funny space opera first: Galaxy OutlawsMission InadvisableEternity or Bust
If you want the earlier Black Ocean backstory: Know When to Run: Mission 1Low Flyer: Mission 2The Good Die Young: Mission 3Sixteen Tomes: Mission 8
If you want epic fantasy: FirehurlerAethersmithSourcethiefMad Tinker's Daughter
If you want robot-driven science fiction: Extinction ReversedBrain RecyclersWeaponized Human
If you want bigger galactic stakes and heresy: Echoes of AngelsShadows of AngelsVoices of Angels

Author bio

J.S. Morin was born in New Hampshire in 1977, and fantasy got to him early. He has said he grew up on writers like R.A. Salvatore, Ed Greenwood, Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman, and Terry Pratchett. You can feel that mix in his books. He likes big invented worlds, clear rules that still leave room for surprise, and characters who talk and scheme like real people.

Before writing full time, he trained and worked as a mechanical engineer. That background never really left the page. Even when he is writing about magic, outlaws, or far-future robots, there is usually a builder's mindset underneath it all. His stories care about how things work, what breaks, and what people do when the plan fails.

He made the jump from cubicle work to full-time writing in the early 2010s.

That shift seems to have suited him. Morin has written across epic fantasy, science fantasy, hard-leaning science fiction, and urban fantasy, but his books still feel connected by a few familiar interests. He comes back again and again to found family, outsiders making their own rules, and big moral questions hidden inside fast-moving adventure.

A lot of readers meet him through Galaxy Outlaws and the wider Black Ocean universe. Those books take a ragtag-crew space opera setup and add wizardry, crooked jobs, and a steady stream of bad ideas. They are funny, busy, and built for momentum. If you like a crew that bickers, improvises, and somehow keeps doing the right thing at the worst possible time, this is usually the place to start.

His fantasy side shows up strongly in Twinborn Chronicles. That series begins with two linked worlds and characters whose lives overlap across dreams, politics, and magic. Later books open the setting out even further, especially through the Mad Tinker storyline, where rebellion, invention, and cross-world strategy all start colliding. Morin likes large setups, but he usually anchors them in people trying to survive one more terrible day.

He has also written Project Transhuman, which asks what remains of humanity after humanity is almost gone, and Sins of Angels, a galaxy-spanning series about religion, power, and the cost of telling the truth. Then there is Shadowblood Heir, where an aspiring writer, a murder accusation, and voices from another world crash into each other. The genres change, but the appeal is similar. You get clever premises, direct storytelling, and characters who are rarely as comfortable as they pretend to be.

Morin has described himself as someone who still likes trying new forms, and that includes screenwriting alongside novels. His later author notes place him in California, a long way from the New Hampshire where he started, but the same restless curiosity is still there. He writes books that like to tinker, with worlds, with genre, and with the line between science and magic. That seems to be the fun of it.

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