The Hunter Legacy Books in Order
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Last updated: June 11, 2026
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The Hunter Legacy books in publication order
15 books
Burnside's Killer
by Timothy Ellis
2015
Detective Burnside hunts a killer moving through human space. The trail is grim, the stakes are personal, and the case refuses to stay small.
Hail the Hero
by Timothy Ellis
2015
Being the hero looks impressive from a distance. Up close, Jonathon finds it mostly means more danger, more duty, and less room to fail.
Hero at Large
by Timothy Ellis
2015
Jonathon Hunter is eighteen, alive, and suddenly very important to people who scare him. Pirates, prophecy, and survival turn his ordinary life inside out.
Hire a Hero
by Timothy Ellis
2015
When the problem is too large for the authorities, they hire Jon Hunter. He gets another mission that could go wrong in every possible way.
Hunted Hero Hunting
by Timothy Ellis
2015
Jonathon is tired of being prey. With hunters closing in from every side, he may have to become far more dangerous than anyone expects.
Jane's Christmas
by Timothy Ellis
2015
The Hunter family has reasons not to celebrate. This short holiday story lets Jane and the people around her face memory, loss, and a little hope.
Make or Break the Hero
by Timothy Ellis
2015
Jonathon's legend is growing faster than his comfort with it. The next crisis tests his judgment, his sanity, and the people standing beside him.
Send in the Hero
by Timothy Ellis
2015
Far from home and deep in trouble, Jonathon is pushed further into the role everybody else seems ready to give him. He is not ready, but the crisis is here anyway.
Hero at the Gates
by Timothy Ellis
2016
Some days call for staying in bed. Jon does not get that option when the threat reaches the gates and standing firm becomes the only answer.
Hero in Darkness
by Timothy Ellis
2016
The Darkness is no longer a distant threat. Jon has to keep moving when the future of far more than his own life is on the line.
Hero to the End
by Timothy Ellis
2016
The stakes are brutally simple: if Jon and his allies fail, humanity pays. This is the series driving straight toward its hardest stand.
Hero to the Rescue
by Timothy Ellis
2016
Jon says he is not in the rescue business, which naturally means he gets dragged into exactly that. The mission is risky and the clock is not kind.
Home is where the Hero is
by Timothy Ellis
2016
Jonathon finally gets home, or thinks he does. Home proves a lot less peaceful than the word suggests.
The Hero's Companion
by Timothy Ellis
2016
Told from Jane's side of things, this companion gathers background, perspective, and extra material around Jon Hunter and the wider series.
The Long Road to Gaia
by Timothy Ellis
2016
The journey to Gaia is long in every sense. Travel, danger, and the promise of a different future reshape the next phase of the saga.
The Hunter Legacy books in chronological order

Hero at Large
by Timothy Ellis
2015The Hunter Legacy, Book 1
Hunted Hero Hunting
by Timothy Ellis
2015The Hunter Legacy, Book 2
Send in the Hero
by Timothy Ellis
2015The Hunter Legacy, Book 3
Make or Break the Hero
by Timothy Ellis
2015The Hunter Legacy, Book 4
Hail the Hero
by Timothy Ellis
2015The Hunter Legacy, Book 5
Burnside's Killer
by Timothy Ellis
2015The Hunter Legacy, Book 6
Hire a Hero
by Timothy Ellis
2015The Hunter Legacy, Book 7
Jane's Christmas
by Timothy Ellis
2015The Hunter Legacy, Book 8
Hero to the Rescue
by Timothy Ellis
2016The Hunter Legacy, Book 9
Hero at the Gates
by Timothy Ellis
2016The Hunter Legacy, Book 10
The Long Road to Gaia
by Timothy Ellis
2016The Hunter Legacy, Book 11
Home is where the Hero is
by Timothy Ellis
2016The Hunter Legacy, Book 12
Hero in Darkness
by Timothy Ellis
2016The Hunter Legacy, Book 13
Hero to the End
by Timothy Ellis
2016The Hunter Legacy, Book 14
The Hero's Companion
by Timothy Ellis
2016The Hunter Legacy, Book 15
Series background & context
The Hunter Legacy is where Timothy Ellis's wider universe really begins. The early setup drops Jonathon Hunter into danger fast: he is young, not especially prepared, and suddenly caught up in pirates, bodyguards, prophecy, and a future that refuses to leave him alone. What starts as survival soon turns into something much larger.
Jon is the heart of the series.
He is not written as a polished chosen one who understands everything from page one. A lot of the appeal comes from watching him grow into the role people keep pushing onto him. He learns by being cornered, chased, forced to decide, and dragged into problems that have no neat answer. That gives the books an energetic, forward-pulled feeling. Even when Jon would happily rest, the universe has other plans.
The setting blends a big space-opera frame with magic, spiritual ideas, military pressure, and AI support. Jane, the AI closest to Jon and the Hunter family, is a major part of what makes the series work. She gives the books some of their warmth, some of their sharpness, and a lot of their personality. Ellis also knows when to break the pace with side angles, so books like Burnside's Killer and Jane's Christmas make the world feel bigger without losing the main thread.
Across the run, the stakes keep rising. Early books are about escape, pursuit, and learning who can be trusted. Later ones deal with fleets, invasions, darkness, and the survival of whole populations. Ellis does not hide that escalation. The series is built to widen, and Jon has to widen with it. By the time you reach books like Hero in Darkness and Hero to the End, the story has moved a long way from one young man simply trying to stay alive.
Still, the charm of the series is not just scale. It is the mix of pace and loyalty. Jon's allies matter. Family matters. Competence matters. The books move quickly, but they keep coming back to the burden of protecting people who trust you.
If you want the cleanest place to start with Ellis, this is it. Everything else grows outward from here.
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