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The Messenger Books in Order

by Terry MaggertScience Fiction & Fantasy

15 books from The Messenger (2020) to Infinite Crown (2022). Rated 4.7 across 10,179 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. The Messenger

    Book 1 2020 4.4 (2.1k)

    Dash never asked to be a mech pilot, but fate has other plans. On the run and out of chances, he guides his ship and crew into the heart of a relic older than the galaxy itself—and find himself on the edge of an eternal war he never knew…

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  2. The Dark Between

    Book 2 2020 4.6 (1.3k)

    The Messenger must prepare for war. With the Archetype damaged, Dash and his crew will need more than a quick fix to prepare for what's coming.

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  3. Star Forged

    Book 3 2020 4.7 (1k)

    The Forge is coming back online, weapons hot and searching known space for signs of the Golden. When Dash and Leira repair a powerful scanner, it finds something unusual in a distant system—the remains of an ancient battlefield.

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  4. The Silent Fleet

    Book 4 2020 4.8 (813)

    As Dash and his team begin expanding the Forge, they must focus on Dark Metal as the one thing that can give them an advantage in the coming war.

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  5. Dawn of Empire

    Book 5 2020 4.8 (693)

    The Messenger and his people continue their long fight against the Golden, but the war has just begun. When they discover reports of a missing colony ship, their search will uncover a crime so terrible that the battle lines will be drawn…

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  6. Worlds Apart

    Book 6 2020 4.8 (591)

    Deep below the waters of a world covered in ice, the key to Dark Metal awaits. Along with it, a new threat that brings the war ever closer.

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  7. Rage of Night

    Book 7 2020 by J. N. Chaney 4.8 (540)

    The Verity are attacking, and no one is safe. Now at home in the Aquarian system, Dash and his team receive news from a dying ship.

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  8. Heaven's Door

    Book 8 2021 4.8 (519)

    Dash and the Realm are done playing defense. Now, they’ll take the war to the Golden. With new, more lethal weapons being added at every turn, the Forge goes into motion, advancing across the galactic arm in furious combat, leaving…

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  9. Radical Dreamer

    Book 9 2021 by J.N. Chaney 4.8 (477)

    The galaxy itself is under siege, and only the Messenger can save it. The Verity are in collapse. Clan Shirna is gone. And all along, the ships of the Cygnus Realm have been pushing back until only the Golden are left. Or so Dash thought.

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  10. Cosmic Ride

    Book 10 2021 4.8 (484)

    Across a gulf of shattered stars, the final battle is about to begin. With the Realm advancing, Dash and his allies are faced with the full might of an enemy designed for one thing: to end all life.

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  11. The Black Gate

    Book 11 2021 4.8 (377)

    The Cygnus Realm has found peace. Now, spreading among the new worlds of the Unseen gates, Dash and his people are building new lives, free of war and destruction.

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  12. Furious Gulf

    Book 12 2021 by J.N. Chaney 4.8 (347)

    The war continues past the galaxy’s edge. Far out in the black, Dash and new Captain Lomas encounter the next lethal version of Deeper technology. Huge, armored beings are attacking inward, wrecking humanity in each shattering conflict.

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  13. Farthest Shore

    Book 13 2021 by J.N. Chaney 4.8 (322)

    Victory begins with an idea, and that idea forms in the place between galaxies. Drifting in the intergalactic deep, Dash begins the final push toward peace. From the depths of Realm lore, the Kingsport takes shape, one component at a time.

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  14. Dark Origins

    Book 14 2022 by J.N. Chaney 4.8 (308)

    When a ship emerges near the growing expanse of the Kingsport, the captain tells a chilling story: Deepers are among humans, across the galactic arm, in the region where Dash began his march to greatness. The enemy is not standing still.

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  15. Infinite Crown

    Book 15 2022 by J.N. Chaney 4.9 (329)

    In the deepest black between galaxies, another enemy waits, and it is the only thing that can cause The Corruptor fear. As the Realm grows around a Kingsport that is now more massive than any human creation, Dash will find common cause…

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About this reading order

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