Warlock Sagas Books in Order

Warlock Sagas is a line of audiobooks and novellas set in Privateer Press’s Iron Kingdoms, focusing on the warlocks and warbeasts that power the Hordes side of that setting. Larry Correia’s contribution, Instruments of War, digs into the brutal rise of one of the Skorne Empire’s most feared leaders.

Makeda begins the story as the second daughter of House Balaash, valued but not yet the Supreme Archdomina she will become. Skorne society is built on the harsh code of hoksune, where honor is measured in scars and failures are paid for in blood. Through a mix of battlefield prowess, ruthless political sense, and sheer willpower, Makeda claws her way upward in a culture that devours the weak.

Instruments of War follows her through campaigns on the harsh eastern frontier as she leads cohorts of heavy infantry and massive warbeasts bred for destruction. Battles are not clean duels but grinding, close-quarters affairs where discipline and cruelty are equally important. Correia makes full use of the setting’s magitech and monstrous horrors, putting readers shoulder to shoulder with soldiers who know their commander will kill them herself if they falter.

The larger Warlock Sagas umbrella also includes stories by other authors about different warlocks, such as Thagrosh Hellborne in Mutagenesis. Each volume stands on its own, focusing on how a single, powerful figure was forged in pain, war, and terrible choices. Themes of leadership, sacrifice, and what it means to be a living weapon tie the books together even when the protagonists could not be more different.

For readers coming from Correia’s Monster Hunter work, the Warlock Sagas feel familiar in their love of battlefield detail and larger-than-life combatants, but the morality is murkier. Makeda is not a hero in any traditional sense; she is a tyrant in the making, and the story invites you to respect her competence even as you question her cause.

You do not need an encyclopedic knowledge of the Iron Kingdoms to enjoy Instruments of War, though existing fans will spot deeper connections and Easter eggs. If you like seeing how a fantasy warlord is made, and you do not mind your protagonists sharp-edged and uncompromising, this corner of the setting is worth a visit.