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The Aternien Wars Books in Order

by G J OgdenScience Fiction & Fantasy

13 books from Hidden Commander (2026) to Heroes Reborn (2026). Rated 4.4 across 98 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Hidden Commander

    Book 0 2026 by G. J. Ogden

    To fight the war, they must find a legendary commander. For a hundred years, the Planetary Union of Nine has grown soft and complacent. They believed the post-human Aternien Empire was gone for good.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  2. Forsaken Commander

    Book 1 2023 4.1 (50)

    Once, Master Commander Carter Rose was the Union’s secret weapon. An augmented, bio-engineered officer in command of the most powerful warship ever devised by human minds, Rose brought them victory against the post-human Aternien Empire....

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  3. Enemy Within

    Book 2 2023 5.0 (6)

    The Aternien invasion of the Union has begun, but Master Commander Carter Rose is still without a functional warship, or a full crew. He needs both if he’s to stand any chance of thwarting the god king’s plans....

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  4. Planet Killer

    Book 3 2023 4.9 (7)

    The Aterniens had a century to plan their revenge, and despite the best efforts of Master Commander Rose and his crew, they are losing the war.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  5. Counter Action

    Book 4 2023 4.7 (10)

    Master Commander Carter Rose has always been one step behind the Aterniens, but now it is time to take the fight back to his enemy.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  6. Battle Aternus

    Book 5 2023 4.8 (10)

    After enlisting the reluctant help of a Union scientist with unique knowledge of the Aterniens, Master Commander Carter Rose embarks on his most dangerous mission yet....

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  7. Master General

    Book 6 2024 5.0 (3)

    After four years of peace, rumor of a new Aternien leader reaches the Union of Nine; a dark god forged from the ashes of defeat.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  8. Eden Point

    Book 7 2024 4.6 (5)

    Apophis, the reborn god-king of the Aternien Empire has unleashed the Neural Nexus, demonstrating its terrifying ability to destroy entire planets.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  9. Nexus Shard

    Book 8 2024 4.5 (2)

    The disaster at Terra Four has plunged the Union into a state of emergency. The government is losing control, powerless to stop the rise of Apophis, re-born God King of the Aternien Empire.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  10. Twice Forsaken

    Book 9 2024 4.7 (3)

    In the aftermath of Operation Serpent, Master Commander Carina Larsen must face the consequences of her actions. Relieved of duty and separated from the Longsword Ascalon and her crew, she awaits her fate when disaster strikes.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

  11. Chaos Aternus

    Book 10 2024 5.0 (1)

    The Union is on the verge of total collapse. Apophis, the Serpent God King of the Aternien Empire, stands ready to complete his mission and consume the remaining Union worlds, starting with Terra Prime - Earth.

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  12. Future Forsaken

    Book 11 2026 by GJ Ogden 4.0 (1)

    They saved humanity, then vanished. Now they've returned to a galaxy that no longer remembers them. Carter and Carina must navigate a future where old heroes have become myths and old allies the galaxy's greatest threat.

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  13. Heroes Reborn

    Book 12 2026

    To save the future, they must resurrect the past. Master General Carter Rose and Master Commander Carina Larsen have found the last survivors of the Aternien race, but their refuge is a gilded cage.

    Kindle Paperback Audiobook

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The Aternien Wars 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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