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Lee Starfinder Adventure Books in Order

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See the Lee Starfinder Adventure books in order by Brian D Anderson, with short summaries, series background, and where this side story fits best.

Last updated: July 6, 2026

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Lee Starfinder Adventure books in publication order

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The Jewel of Dantenos

by Brian D Anderson

2013

Young Lee Starfinder and Millet Gristall head out on their first real adventure expecting excitement and profit. What they find instead is a harsher world, where bravery, friendship, and loyalty matter more than swagger.

Lee Starfinder Adventure books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "The Jewel of Dantenos"

    The Jewel of Dantenos

    by Brian D Anderson

    2013Lee Starfinder Adventure, Book 1

Series background & context

The Lee Starfinder Adventure material is smaller in scale than Brian D. Anderson's long fantasy series, but that is part of its appeal. Instead of asking you to step into a massive war or a multi-book prophecy right away, it narrows the focus to one character, one early adventure, and the kind of hard lesson that tends to shape a life.

The key figure is Lee Starfinder, a character readers of The Godling Chronicles will already recognize as important. The Jewel of Dantenos works as an earlier adventure, following a younger Lee as he heads beyond Hazrah with Millet Gristall. He is confident, gifted, and carrying more than a little arrogance into the world with him, which makes him a good hero for a shorter story. He is capable enough to get into trouble quickly, but not yet wise enough to understand all the forms trouble can take.

That gives the novella a clean, brisk shape. This is not a story built on huge armies or elaborate politics. It is built on first steps, on the moment when the wider world stops being an exciting idea and becomes a dangerous reality. Lee learns that courage matters, but so do loyalty, trust, and the people willing to stand beside you when a plan goes wrong. Millet is important for exactly that reason. Their partnership helps keep the story grounded and gives the adventure a human center.

Because it is short, the book also makes a good side door into Anderson's wider fantasy world. You get danger, movement, and a sense of place without having to commit to a huge series immediately. At the same time, readers who already know Lee from later books get the extra pleasure of seeing an earlier version of him, before experience has worn off some of the shine and replaced it with judgment.

It is a compact adventure, but not a throwaway one.

If you like fantasy novellas that move quickly, introduce a character through action rather than explanation, and leave you with the sense that you have just seen the beginning of a much longer road, this little corner of Anderson's work is worth a look. It also pairs nicely with The Godling Chronicles, since it adds texture to a familiar name without feeling like homework.

Think of it as a quick detour that makes the larger map feel a little richer.

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