Dawn of Fire — main reading spine — books on the story line
Dawn of Fire — main reading spine
The nine numbered novels in the first phase of Dawn of Fire, in publication order. Eight bonus stories and Solemnity remain available as optional companion material, not additional numbered volumes or mandatory steps.
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Dawn of Fire — main reading spineunbroken chronology · time runs left to right
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The opening of Dawn of FireThe start of the Indomitus Crusade; exact year not asserted · 2
The Gathalamor campaignEarly Fleet Primus phase; after the Crusade begins · 2
Fenris and the WolftimeFleet Primus’s early crusade; the campaign’s exact date is unknown · 2
Srinagar and the hunt for the Hand of AbaddonAfter the events on Fenris · 1
Preludes to The Iron KingdomRelative bridges to the Kamidar campaign; no shared absolute date · 2
The Kamidar campaignAfter Srinagar; exact year unknown · 1
Velua: defence and character preludethe defence follows the Kamidar campaign; the prelude has no exact date · 2
Fleet Secundus: campaign and shipboard contextA parallel crusade branch; exact synchronisation with Fleet Primus is unknown · 2
The Hand of Abaddon convergenceDawn of Fire strands converge in book eight; the exact date is unknown · 1
Aftermath of Hand of AbaddonSeparate epilogues after Hand of Abaddon; their mutual order is unestablished · 2
Kallides in the Pariah Nexus — Dawn of Fire finaleThe crusade’s first phase is nearing completion; Kallides was sent to the Nexus several years earlier; exact year unknown · 1
Short storyUnmarkedA Witch’s FateGuy HaleyGideon Rostov's character prologue immediately before Avenging Son↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedAvenging SonGuy HaleyThe start of the Indomitus Crusade; the first Dawn of Fire novel↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedThe Gate of BonesAndy ClarkThe Gathalamor campaign; the second Dawn of Fire novel↗Placement note
Short storyUnmarkedThe Call of the PackGav ThorpeTwo years after the fall of Cadia; companion and reader-order slot before The Wolftime↗date approximate
NovelUnmarkedThe WolftimeGav ThorpeFenris and an Ork threat to Fleet Primus; the third Dawn of Fire novel↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedThrone of LightGuy HaleyAfter Fenris; Srinagar and Rostov's hunt for the Hand of Abaddon; book 4↗Placement note
Short storyUnmarkedKinNick KymeSyreniel's backstory immediately before The Iron Kingdom↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedThe Iron KingdomNick KymeThe Kamidar campaign; the fifth Dawn of Fire novel↗Placement note
NovelUnmarkedThe Martyr's TombMarc CollinsAfter the Kamidar campaign; the defence of Velua; the sixth Dawn of Fire novel↗Placement note
Short storyUnmarkedGruntworkChris WraightShipboard companion alongside Sea of Souls; a shared ship is not strictly asserted↗date approximate
NovelUnmarkedHand of AbaddonNick KymeConvergence of Rostov, the Kamidar campaign and Fleets Primus/Secundus; book 8↗Placement note
Short storyUnmarkedDefragmentationNick KymeIron Magos epilogue immediately after Hand of Abaddon↗Placement note
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