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The First Peacemaker Books in Order

by J.N. ChaneyScience Fiction & Fantasy

6 books so far (book 7 is due October 20, 2026). They run from The First Peacemaker (2025) to Herald of Justice (2026). Rated 4.6 across 679 listener reviews.

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Reading order

  1. The First Peacemaker

    Book 1 2025 4.3 (242)

    Deep inside Antarctica lies a mystery—the forgotten pathway to the stars. Rejected scientist Alexander Hawke is down to his last chance. Brilliant but sheltered, every banker in New York has refused to finance his ideas.

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  2. Afterfall

    Book 2 2025 4.8 (160)

    After a fateful expedition to Antarctica, Alexander Hawkes finds himself catapulted across the stars into a galaxy in chaos. The Emperor is assassinated. The Eternum Empire, already fading, has collapsed. But he has a starship now.

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  3. The Weight of Order

    Book 3 2026 4.8 (92)

    The Charter is signed. The Galactic Knights Uniformed is born. And yet, Alexander faces a whole new challenge: success. With the galaxy drowning in the chaos of the Afterfall, the fledgling Galactic Knights Uniformed is stretched thin.

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  4. Knights Errant

    Book 4 2026 4.8 (62)

    Alexander Hawkes built the Galactic Knights Uniformed to be different. Not mercenaries. Not enforcers. Peacekeepers. But ideals don't pay the bills.

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  5. The Dark Age

    Book 5 2026 4.9 (61)

    The Afterfall was just the beginning. The Sorcerers struck their killing blow. The galaxy has collapsed. With communications and logistics crippled, trillions of souls are left adrift in the dark—isolated, abandoned, and desperate.

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  6. Herald of Justice

    Book 6 2026 4.9 (62)

    The Galactic Knights Uniformed was never meant to be a paramilitary organization. If anything, it was supposed to be the opposite. Advocates for justice. Unbiased by the major galactic powers.

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  7. The Antares Code

    Book 7 Out October 20, 2026

    The war is over. The digital plague contained. And yet, Alexander Hawkes doesn't trust the new peace. With the Sorcerer threat silenced and his organization finally unified, Alexander should be celebrating. Instead, he's hunting shadows.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for The First Peacemaker 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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