Praxis Books in Order
Complete reading order for the Praxis series.
How to Read the Praxis series
Standalone stories, but characters and relationships develop across the series.
Publication order gives the best experience for the Praxis series. Each book has a complete central plot focused on a major conflict or political crisis. Character relationships and ongoing developments carry across the series, particularly the evolving roles of key nobles and military leaders. Readers who begin with a later book miss the foundational events of the empire’s collapse and early power shifts that shape later alliances and emotional stakes.
About the Praxis series
Series Premise
The Praxis series follows the political and military upheaval after the fall of the Shaa Empire. Each book explores the power struggles, alliances, and wars that emerge as former subjects fight for control of the galaxy.
Main Characters
The series centers on Lord Nikkul, a noble caught in the empire’s turbulent transition, along with other high-ranking figures navigating the vacuum left by the Shaa.
Setting
The stories take place in a sprawling interstellar empire filled with ancient technology, diverse alien species, and vast fleets.
Tone & Themes
The tone is grand and strategic with political intrigue. Central themes include the fragility of power, the cost of empire, loyalty versus ambition, and the chaos that follows the fall of long-standing rulers.
Is This Series Worth Reading?
This series appeals to readers who enjoy epic space opera, intricate political maneuvering, large-scale military conflicts, and stories about the collapse of civilizations.
Content Warnings and Heat Level
Includes violence and mature themes consistent with space opera; suitable for adult readers.
The Praxis series delivers a sweeping tale of empire, war, and political intrigue on a galactic scale. Reading the books in order allows the full scope of the empire’s fall and its consequences to unfold most effectively.
FAQ
4 books total: 3 main + 1 extra story
No new book is currently scheduled. The latest book, Investments, the Stickpin, and Impersonations, was published in November 2022.
Investments, the Stickpin, and Impersonations was published in November 2022.
The first book in the series is The Accidental War, published in September 2018.
The series primarily falls into the Science Fiction Adventure genre.
It’s best to read the series in order. Each book has its own story, but ongoing character arcs and relationships develop across the series.
The Praxis series follows the political and military upheaval after the fall of the Shaa Empire. Each book explores the power struggles, alliances, and wars that emerge as former subjects fight for control of the galaxy.
The series does not currently have a new book scheduled.