Michael G. Manning's Blog
June 13, 2018
What order should I read the books in?
This question has come up frequently, more so as my world has grown and new series have been added. So I figured I’d lay out a guide for it.
First, I’ll make clear the chronology for newcomers. The books farthest back in the past in my universe, are the novels in the Embers of Illeniel Series: The Mountains Rise (1), The Silent Tempest (2), and Betrayer’s Bane (3). These books take place roughly two thousand years before my first series, Mageborn.
Then there’s Mageborn, which contains five books, starting with The Blacksmith’s Son (you can look up the rest).
Following that, is the Champions of the Dawning Dragons series, which has three books. It begins with Thornbear, followed by Centyr Dominance, and ending with Demonhome.
Last, but not least, comes my current work in progress, The Riven Gates, which is a sort of spiritual successor to Mageborn. It follows after Demonhome, but the main point of view is that of Mordecai (as it was in Mageborn). It begins with the first book, aptly named, ‘Mordecai’ and moves on with ‘The Severed Realm’ (which is what I’m writing now).
You could read them all in chronological order, but I don’t think that’s the best way. My preference, is to read them in the order I published them, because there are hints about the past and future in each book that can help flavor the others. I understand that looking up publishing dates is tedious, so I’ll list them in that order for you:
The Blacksmith’s Son (Mageborn 1)
The Line of Illeniel (Mageborn 2)
The Archmage Unbound (Mageborn 3)
The God-Stone War (Mageborn 4)
The Final Redemption (Mageborn 5)
The Mountains Rise (Embers 1)
Thornbear (Champions 1)
The Silent Tempest (Embers 2)
Centyr Dominance (Champions 2)
Betrayer’s Bane (Embers 3)
Demonhome (Champions 3)
Mordecai (Riven Gates 1)
The Severed Realm (Riven Gates 2)
That’s the order I would read them in, but there’s no reason you couldn’t read the series independently of each other, or in chronological order instead.
As a side note, I have one stand-alone book, ‘Thomas’. It’s completely unrelated. It’s an excellent book, but not part of the Mageborn universe.
Good luck,
Michael
First, I’ll make clear the chronology for newcomers. The books farthest back in the past in my universe, are the novels in the Embers of Illeniel Series: The Mountains Rise (1), The Silent Tempest (2), and Betrayer’s Bane (3). These books take place roughly two thousand years before my first series, Mageborn.
Then there’s Mageborn, which contains five books, starting with The Blacksmith’s Son (you can look up the rest).
Following that, is the Champions of the Dawning Dragons series, which has three books. It begins with Thornbear, followed by Centyr Dominance, and ending with Demonhome.
Last, but not least, comes my current work in progress, The Riven Gates, which is a sort of spiritual successor to Mageborn. It follows after Demonhome, but the main point of view is that of Mordecai (as it was in Mageborn). It begins with the first book, aptly named, ‘Mordecai’ and moves on with ‘The Severed Realm’ (which is what I’m writing now).
You could read them all in chronological order, but I don’t think that’s the best way. My preference, is to read them in the order I published them, because there are hints about the past and future in each book that can help flavor the others. I understand that looking up publishing dates is tedious, so I’ll list them in that order for you:
The Blacksmith’s Son (Mageborn 1)
The Line of Illeniel (Mageborn 2)
The Archmage Unbound (Mageborn 3)
The God-Stone War (Mageborn 4)
The Final Redemption (Mageborn 5)
The Mountains Rise (Embers 1)
Thornbear (Champions 1)
The Silent Tempest (Embers 2)
Centyr Dominance (Champions 2)
Betrayer’s Bane (Embers 3)
Demonhome (Champions 3)
Mordecai (Riven Gates 1)
The Severed Realm (Riven Gates 2)
That’s the order I would read them in, but there’s no reason you couldn’t read the series independently of each other, or in chronological order instead.
As a side note, I have one stand-alone book, ‘Thomas’. It’s completely unrelated. It’s an excellent book, but not part of the Mageborn universe.
Good luck,
Michael
May 22, 2018
The Severed Realm
For those that are following the new series, 'The Riven Gates'—I just released the second book, The Severed Realm.
Let me know what you think. :-)
Let me know what you think. :-)
April 26, 2016
Centyr Dominance—Out soon!
It has been a long while coming, but we're finally getting close. I plan to release Centyr Dominance by the end of May (2016).
Here's a look at the cover:
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April 4, 2016
Email Updates!
Hello again, it's been quite a while since I posted anything so I thought I'd mention that I do have an email list (which I am finally beginning to use again).
You can sign up for it here, which helps me quite a bit, since I don't make it around to update all my social media sites as often as I should. Here is the link if you're interested:
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Long story short, 'Centyr Dominance', the book about Moira Illeniel which follows in sequence after Thornbear, should be available just before Summer starts!
Thanks for reading!
You can sign up for it here, which helps me quite a bit, since I don't make it around to update all my social media sites as often as I should. Here is the link if you're interested:
Sign up for Updates about Michael G. Manning
Long story short, 'Centyr Dominance', the book about Moira Illeniel which follows in sequence after Thornbear, should be available just before Summer starts!
Thanks for reading!
