Rachel Aaron Reading Order

1 book (2018–2018)

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1	Garrison Girl 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2018–2020)

Rachel Aaron's DFZ trilogy consists of three complete books published between 2018 and 2020. The series blends fantasy and science fiction elements and should be read in publication order, beginning with Minimum Wage Magic, followed by Part-Time Gods, and concluding with Night Shift Dragons.

Start with Minimum Wage Magic and read in order.

3 books (2023–2024)

The DFZ Changeling series by Rachel Aaron comprises three books published between 2023 and 2024, with the sequence beginning with By a Silver Thread, followed by With a Golden Sword and To the Bloody End. This ongoing fantasy series should be read in publication order. The story continues to develop across each installment, making sequential reading essential for following the narrative.

Start with By a Silver Thread and read in order.

3 books (2018–2019)

Rachel Aaron's F.F.O. series is a three-book fantasy science fiction saga published between 2018 and 2019. The complete trilogy should be read in publication order, beginning with Forever Fantasy Online, followed by Last Bastion, and concluding with The Once King. This finished series offers a self-contained narrative arc across its three installments.

Start with Forever Fantasy Online and read in order.

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1	Forever Fantasy Online 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Last Bastion 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Once King 2019Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

6 books (2014–2018)

The Heartstrikers series comprises six fantasy and science fiction novels by Rachel Aaron, published between 2014 and 2018. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Nice Dragons Finish Last and concluding with Last Dragon Standing. The intervening books are One Good Dragon Deserves Another, Mother of the Year, No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished, and A Dragon of a Different Color.

Start with Nice Dragons Finish Last, the first of 6 books in the Heartstrikers series.

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1	Nice Dragons Finish Last 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	One Good Dragon Deserves Another 2015Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Mother of the Year 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	No Good Dragon Goes Unpunished 2016Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	A Dragon of a Different Color 2017Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	Last Dragon Standing 2018Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

2 books (2026–2026)

1 book (2012–2012)

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1	2,000 to 10,000 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

3 books (2013–2014)

The Paradox series by Rachel Aaron is a three-book science fiction fantasy sequence published between 2013 and 2014. The complete series should be read in publication order, beginning with Fortune's Pawn, followed by Heaven's Queen and Honor's Knight. All three installments were originally published under the author's alternate name, Rachel Bach.

Start with Fortune's Pawn(As:Rachel Bach) and read in order.

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1	Fortune's Pawn(As:Rachel Bach) 2013Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	Heaven's Queen(As:Rachel Bach) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	Honor's Knight(As:Rachel Bach) 2014Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible

5 books (2024–2026)

Rachel Aaron's Tear Down Heaven is an ongoing fantasy and science fiction series comprising five books released between 2024 and 2026. The series should be read in publication order, beginning with Hell For Hire and continuing through Hell of a Witch, Hell Hath No Fury, Hell to Pay, and concluding with Tear Down Heaven. Each installment builds on the previous narrative, making sequential reading essential for following the story's development.

Start with Hell For Hire, the first of 5 books in the Tear Down Heaven series.

2 books (2022–2023)

The Crystal Calamity is a two-book fantasy series by Rachel Aaron, consisting of The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow (2022) and The Battle of Medicine Rocks (2023). The series appears to be complete and should be read in publication order. With both entries now available, readers can experience the full arc of this duology without waiting for new releases.

Start with The Last Stand of Mary Good Crow and read in order.

6 books (2010–2012)

Rachel Aaron's The Legend of Eli Monpress is a completed six-book fantasy series published between 2010 and 2012. The books should be read in publication order, beginning with The Spirit Eater and concluding with The Spirit War. This series follows a self-contained narrative arc across its full length and is best experienced sequentially from start to finish.

Start with The Spirit Eater, the first of 6 books in the The Legend of Eli Monpress series.

#	Title
1	The Spirit Eater 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
2	The Spirit Rebellion 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
3	The Spirit Thief 2010Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
4	Spirit's End 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
5	Spirit's Oath 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible
6	The Spirit War 2012Buy 🇺🇸🎧 Audible