Rachel Caine (Ann Aguirre) Books in Order
Part ofAnn Aguirre Books in OrderExplore Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre collaborations in order, with Honors summaries, series background, and guidance on where to start reading.
Last updated: July 15, 2026
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Rachel Caine (Ann Aguirre) books in publication order
3 books
Honor Among Thieves
by Rachel Caine
2018
Petty criminal Zara Cole is chosen to become an Honor, partnering with a sentient alien ship named Nadim. It looks like escape from Earth, until the wonders of space open into war.
Honor Bound
by Rachel Caine
2019
Now an intergalactic fugitive, Zara flees with Beatriz and Nadim to a dangerous criminal haven called the Sliver. The secrets hidden there could change the war, or finish them.
Honor Lost
by Rachel Caine
2020
A planet-eating force is spreading terror across the universe, and Zara is one of the few people in position to fight back. Saving the galaxy may still mean losing the people she loves most.
Series background & context
Rachel Caine and Ann Aguirre joined forces for the Honors trilogy, a young adult science-fiction series that begins with Honor Among Thieves. Their collaboration puts a tough human survivor, Zara Cole, at the center of an interstellar conflict she did not ask to join.
Zara comes from New Detroit, where staying alert has kept her alive. Her selection as an Honor should offer a way out, but it also pairs her with Nadim, a sentient Leviathan ship, and sends her into a larger universe full of rules she has never been taught.
The ship talks back.
The books use that unusual human-and-ship partnership as their emotional core. Zara, Nadim, and co-pilot Beatriz become a found family while criminals, military forces, and a growing war keep closing in. The adventure moves from Earth to alien worlds and dangerous outposts, but the question remains personal: who can Zara trust when nearly everyone has an agenda?
Read the trilogy in publication order: Honor Among Thieves, Honor Bound, and Honor Lost. Caine and Aguirre bring together fast scenes, sharp dialogue, emotional stakes, and a heroine whose survival skills turn out to matter on a galactic scale.
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