Christopher Ruocchio Reading Order

12 books (2018–2023)

Christopher Ruocchio edited two anthology collections between 2018 and 2022 that should be read in publication order. These fantasy and science fiction anthologies gather stories from multiple authors and are likely complete as a series. Start with Space Pioneers, followed by the second collection, reading publication dates to experience the evolving selections of short fiction.

Start with Space Pioneers and read in order.

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1	Space Pioneers 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Star Destroyers 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Parallel Worlds: The Heroes Within 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Year’s Best Military and Adventure SF, Volume 5 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Cosmic Corsairs 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Overruled! 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Shapers of Worlds 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Sword & Planet 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	No Game for Knights 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Time Troopers 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	Worlds Long Lost 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Grimdark Magazine, Issue #34 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

18 books (2018–2026)

The Sun Eater is an ongoing science fantasy series by Christopher Ruocchio spanning 17 books published between 2018 and 2026. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Empire of Silence and continuing through the main novels and integrated tale collections. The narrative includes both core installments and supplementary volumes such as the Tales of the Sun Eater anthologies that expand the world throughout the sequence.

Start with Empire of Silence, the first of 17 books in the The Sun Eater series.

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1	Empire of Silence 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Howling Dark 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Demon in White 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	The Lesser Devil 2020Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 1 2021Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Ashes of Man 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
7	Kingdoms of Death 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
8	Queen Amid Ashes 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
9	Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 2 2022Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
10	Tales of the Sun Eater, Vol. 3 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
11	The Dregs of Empire 2023Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
12	Disquiet Gods 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
13	Disquiet Gods: The Sun Eater: Book Six 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
14	The Fangs of Oannos 2024Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
15	The Guns of Pharos 2024
16	Shadows Upon Time 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
17	Tales of the Sun Eater, Vol. 4 2025Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
18	Songs of the Sun Eater 2026Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

22 books (2019–2025)

Christopher Ruocchio's Sun Eater Short Stories is an ongoing series of 22 science fiction and fantasy short stories published between 2019 and 2025. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Demons of Arae and continuing through the most recent entries. With more installments planned, this collection provides interconnected stories that expand the broader Sun Eater universe across multiple narrative perspectives and themes.

Start with Demons of Arae, the first of 22 books in the The Sun Eater Short Stories series.

2 books (2023–2025)

The Sun Eater Short Story Collections is an ongoing series of fantasy and science fiction anthologies by Christopher Ruocchio, with two volumes published between 2023 and 2025. These collections should be read in publication order, beginning with Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 3 followed by Volume 4. The series continues to expand with additional volumes planned.

Start with Tales of the Sun Eater, Volume 3 and read in order.