Odyssey One: Star Rogue Books in Order

Odyssey One: Star Rogue is a side door into Evan Currie’s Odyssey One universe. It keeps the military sci-fi bones, but it tightens the focus onto a smaller ship, riskier missions, and a crew that operates closer to the edge of “official” than Captain Weston ever can.

The anchor title here is King of Thieves. In the wake of the early Odyssey One conflicts, Earth needs information as badly as it needs guns. Captain Morgan Passer and the crew of the destroyer Autolycus are sent into deep space on a reconnaissance mission, hunting for Drasin survivors and the kind of hidden outposts that don’t show up on anyone’s maps. They’re far from reinforcements, far from clean supply lines, and working with the kind of communications delays that make every decision feel permanent.

This is where the “rogue” part comes in. Star Rogue stories tend to feel like special operations in space: quick insertions, incomplete intel, and the constant need to decide whether the real objective is the one in the briefing, or the one you discover once you’re already committed. Passer isn’t a diplomat. He’s a problem-solver with a warship and a mandate to improvise, which means he’s often forced to weigh mission success against the political fallout of how he gets there.

The spin-off also lets Currie explore the universe’s corners, derelict stations, strange discoveries, and the uneasy aftermath of battles the main series can’t linger on. The Autolycus crew is still military, but the jobs have a scavenger, infiltration feel, get in, get the data, get out, and try not to leave a bigger mess than you found.

In King of Thieves, the Autolycus stumbles onto a massive space station that reframes what the crew thought they were looking for, and forces them into a survival game where stealth and speed matter as much as firepower. The title fits the vibe, too, this is a story about taking what you can from the enemy, whether that’s technology, intelligence, or a slim chance at controlling the next move.

Small crew, big consequences.

If you like the Odyssey One setting but want something that plays faster, closer, and a little more mission-driven, Star Rogue is a good fit. It works best after you’ve met the universe in Into the Black and its early sequels, but it’s also readable as its own strand, a story about a captain and crew trying to stay alive while bringing home the kind of intelligence that can change the next war.