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First Colony Books in Order

by Ken LozitoScience Fiction & Fantasy

20 books from Genesis (2018) to Remnant (2026). Rated 4.5 across 18,786 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Genesis

    Book 1 2018 4.4 (4.5k)

    Escaping wrongful imprisonment wasn't something Connor had in mind, but being put into stasis aboard Earth's first interstellar colony ship was something he couldn't have prepared for....

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  2. Nemesis

    Book 2 2018 4.5 (2.8k)

    Seven years ago the New Earth colony received one final message from Earth...a warning. First a global pandemic, then the emergence of a new species....

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  3. Legacy

    Book 3 2018 4.5 (2.2k)

    After narrowly defeating the invading enemy fleet, there is evidence that the attack isn't over....

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  4. Sanctuary

    Book 4 2018 4.5 (1.7k)

    The colony faces a new threat. Something is causing a major upheaval among the creatures of New Earth, and the Colonial Defense Force is in trouble.

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  5. Discovery

    Book 5 2018 4.6 (1.3k)

    Exploring New Earth should be thrilling. Instead, the more the colonists learn about the planet, the more alarmed they become. Alien ruins hint at a species who fought great wars among themselves and disappeared.

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  6. Emergence

    Book 6 2019 4.6 (1.1k)

    As the colony grapples with the realization that New Earth is not as uninhabited as they’d once thought, tensions between the colonial settlements rise to new heights, and the Colonial Defense Force finds itself caught in the middle....

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  7. Vigilance

    Book 7 2019 4.7 (1.2k)

    Six months ago, Connor learned what the alien race that populated New Earth feared - a mysterious enemy who nearly brought about the collapse of an entire civilization.

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  8. Fracture

    Book 8 2019 4.7 (736)

    Colonel Sean Quinn is stranded in another universe, along with 2,000 people under his command. They've been hiding from the enemy long enough, now it’s time to return home....

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  9. Harbinger

    Book 9 2020 4.7 (653)

    The Krake, a mysterious enemy who has brought about the collapse of entire civilizations, is hunting for New Earth. Connor Gates, former elite soldier and now general of the colonial military, must find a way to protect the colony....

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  10. Insurgent

    Book 10 2020 4.7 (517)

    As Connor secretly searches for the enemy homeworld, he launches clandestine military operations to liberate other worlds in hopes of gaining allies before the enemy can find the last human colony....

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  11. Invasion

    Book 11 2021 4.8 (433)

    For years, Connor and others in the colony have unraveled the mysteries of New Earth and the global catastrophes that nearly destroyed its previous inhabitants. Their work led to the discovery of other worlds beyond the known universe....

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  12. Impulse

    Book 12 2021 4.7 (364)

    Over the years, Connor has pieced together evidence of a mysterious group of aliens who roamed the multiverse and have been to New Earth....

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  13. Infinity

    Book 13 2022 4.7 (320)

    Ten years ago, the Ark II departed on a long journey through interstellar space, but shortly after they reached their destination, all communications ceased. All attempts to re-establish contact have failed....

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  14. Expedition Earth

    Book 14 2022 4.9 (266)

    After a long and exalted military career, General Connor Gates thought he was finally ready to retire. He was wrong. When interstellar probes sent to Earth’s star system report back 40 years earlier than expected, the colonists learn that…

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  15. Fallen Earth

    Book 15 2024 4.8 (142)

    Years after the first interstellar colony ship departed from Earth, a contagion known as the Vemus spread across all mammalian life on the planet, giving rise to monstrosities that nearly wiped out all humanity.

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  16. Resurgence

    Book 16 2024 4.8 (112)

    General Connor Gates is leading a task force on the most ambitious exploration initiative to date. The crew aboard the ships are mix of military and civilian, and include his son, Ethan, who has grown into a well respected leader.

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  17. Pathfinder

    Book 17 2025 4.7 (95)

    Being blindsided is never easy, even when you’re on the right track. Experimenting with technology that stretches our understanding of the universe, Connor and a small group of survivors find themselves stranded on a ship far beyond known…

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  18. Forsaken Outpost

    Book 18 2025 4.8 (85)

    When you’re lost beyond the stars, the only way home might be deeper into the darkness.

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  19. Shattered Nexus

    Book 19 2025 4.7 (63)

    General Sean Quinn leads a desperate mission to return Aczar refugees to their distant homeworld—a mercy run that spirals into something far deadlier.

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  20. Remnant

    Book 20 2026 4.9 (34)

    The Vemus don't just conquer worlds. They corrupt them from within. When intelligence reveals evidence of a Vemus Star Probe on the alien world of Edolus, Major Ethan Gates leads a covert strike team to capture it. They must act fast.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for First Colony is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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