The Aeon 14 Universe is vast, with many eras, books, and stories. To help you navigate these troubled waters, we give you the Reading Guide. Even better than a towel, this guide will give you a reading order and provide information about the various eras and their series.
Follow the main Tanis storyline and learn the best places to branch off on the side quests. Or, if you joined in on a branching storyline, find out the best place to pick up the main tale.
This guide was last updated on Dec 8, 2018.
About M. D. Cooper & Aeon 14 M. D. Cooper is a New York Times bestselling author who has envisioned a rich future for humanity, one where planet-sized megastructures house trillions of humans, but traveling between the stars still takes decades, or even centuries.
Fans of Ringworld, Honor Harrington, The Expanse, or Elizabeth Moon's Vatta's War will feel right at home in the world of Aeon 14.
Over the course of the next few years, M. D. Cooper plans to release an additional twenty-two books in this expanding universe. So get on board the Intrepid with Tanis and see what the stars hold for us.
What is Aeon 14? The universe of Aeon 14 is based on the premise that advanced, intelligent, starfaring life takes 14 billion years to evolve. In astronomy an aeon is a billion years. In Aeon 14, humanity is at the leading edge of this evolution in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Humanity and the AIs they have created spread out amongst the stars and find that they are alone, though it may not always be that way...
Malorie Cooper likes to think of herself as a dreamer and a wanderer, yet her feet are firmly grounded in reality.
A ‘maker’ from an early age, Malorie loves to craft things, from furniture, to cosplay costumes, to a well-spun tale, she can’t help but to create new things every day.
A rare extrovert writer, she loves to hang out with readers and people in general. If you meet her at a convention, she just might be rocking a catsuit, cosplaying one of her own characters, or maybe her latest favorite from Overwatch!
She shares her home with a brilliant young girl, her wonderful wife (who also writes), a cat that chirps at birds, a never-ending list of things she would like to build, and ideas…
I have oft times seen articles on what order to read a series in. Generally, that has been a question of published order or within the timeline. In the past, before ebooks, I read things as they were printed and for most of my sci fi favorites that meant in hardcover as published.
I don't think it's possible to follow the Aeon 14 Universe without a guide. There are characters from the main timeline who have their own stories which events often weave in an out of that main timeline. It's a huge universe and in some other portion another character we have never heard of, or only seen a passing reference, is having their own adventures. It's complex. It's confusing, especially when it's go read this book in the middle of reading that book. The reading guide is free. I suggest using it if you are staring out or if you are re-reading the series after having obtained all the books to date.
All of that being said, I hate that a reading guide is necessary.
I liked how Mr. Cooper laid out the order in which the books needed to be read to maximize the readers enjoyment of his stories. The only downside is there are so many books to be purchased and read in order to stay abreast of the action and the entire universe he weaves. Regardless, I recommend his books.
This supposed guide to the MD Cooper books is confusing and provides little assistance in determining which books to read in what order. The author wishes us to jump from series to series. A simple branching (tree or cluster) diagram would help clarify this intertwining universe of stories and storylines.
not really a book per se, but is a VERY helpful timefrane reference to what order the Aeon14 books/series run in and how they interconnect. I absolutely love this universe and the reading guide helps the reader navigare the story threads and suggests a reading order that prevents spoilers.
If your wondering where to start reading these stories, this gives good advice and some options on how to investigate different aspects of the Aeon 14 Universe.
As impressive in scope as this project is, and it is indeed impressive! There is a book missing in the Orion Wars books. Where is #7 ? What's the title ?
The reading guide is a good way to begin your journey through the Aeon 14 universe. For more current information and announcements, please join us on Facebook in the Aeon 14 Fans group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/aeon1... It's also a great place to chat with other fans of Aeon 14!
Excellent way to guide a person into the Aeon 14 books. The reading order truly depends upon a lot of factors, and, for me at least, I found the last section to be most appropriate for my reading style.