Dawn of Fire — main reading spine — books on the story line
Dawn of Fire — main reading spine
The complete spine of nine novels and nine companion texts from the first phase of Dawn of Fire.
18 works · one selected story line
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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 WolftimeTwo years after the fall of Cadia; the exact Imperial date cannot be derived · 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
The defence of VeluaAfter the Kamidar campaign · 2
Fleet Secundus toward the Eye of TerrorA parallel crusade branch; exact synchronisation with Fleet Primus is unknown · 2
The Hand of Abaddon convergenceAfter the Kamidar campaign and the Fleet Secundus branch · 1
Aftermath of Hand of AbaddonThe immediate character-level aftermath of Hand of Abaddon · 2
Battlefleet Kallides in the Pariah NexusThe fleet is sent to the Nexus several years before the events of book 9; exact year not asserted · 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
Short storyUnmarkedSanctuary and SacrificeAndy ClarkThe immediate prologue to the Gathalamor campaign before The Bone Gate↗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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