Crowns of Nyaxia series
The Crowns of Nyaxia books, written by Carissa Broadbent,[1] must be read in order, with publication order providing the sequence readers should follow.[7-13] Readers should start with The Serpent and the Wings of Night, which establishes the House of Night, Oraya and Raihn, and the conflicts that drive the later books.[7]
The series moves through several linked character and political arcs rather than following one protagonist throughout. Oraya and Raihn lead the opening Nightborn story, Vale and Lilith and Atrius and Sylina receive more self-contained installments, Mische and Asar lead the next major arc, and Kyrene and Septimus carry the later continuation. Despite these shifts, the consequences accumulate across the series.[7-13]
Publication order
It’s necessary to read the Crowns of Nyaxia books in publication order, by following this sequence:[14]
| Order | Cover | Title | First published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
The Serpent and the Wings of Night | 2022[15] | Opens Oraya and Raihn’s arc and establishes the House of Night’s central conflict. |
| 2 |  |
Six Scorched Roses | 2023[16] | Introduces Vale and Lilith before they become important to the series. |
| 3 |  |
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King | 2023[17] | Continues Oraya and Raihn’s story after the Kejari. |
| 4 |  |
Slaying the Vampire Conqueror | 2023[18] | Introduces Atrius, Sylina, and Glaea before their later roles in the larger conflict. |
| 5 |  |
The Songbird & the Heart of Stone | 2024[19-20] | Begins Mische and Asar’s arc while expanding the conflict among gods and vampire Houses. |
| 6 |  |
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk | 2025[21-22] | Continues Mische and Asar’s story from the previous book’s unresolved ending. |
| 7 |  |
The Lion & the Deathless Dark | 2026[23-24] | Moves the conflict forward after a major time jump and draws earlier storylines together. |
Chronological order
Reading the series in chronological order offers a more linear sense of world history, especially for readers interested in how the vampire Houses, divine politics, and underworld events evolve over time. It can make the progression of the Bloodborn curse, Nyaxia’s influence, and the White Pantheon’s actions feel more immediate and cause-and-effect driven.[7-13]
However, the chronological order comes with tradeoffs. Several books were written to introduce key characters and concepts gradually, and reading them out of publication order can reveal major outcomes or relationships before their intended setup. This is especially true for Six Scorched Roses and Slaying the Vampire Conqueror, which are contextual expansions rather than foundational entries in the main narrative.[8][10]
Therefore, alternatively, the Crowns of Nyaxia books may be read in chronological order, by following this sequence:[14]
| Order | Cover | Title | First published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Six Scorched Roses | 2023[16] | Its story concludes before Vale and Lilith appear during the later part of The Serpent and the Wings of Night. |
| 2 | |
The Serpent and the Wings of Night | 2022[15] | Opens the principal timeline, with its later span overlapping the aftermath of Six Scorched Roses. |
| 3 | |
The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King | 2023[17] | Continues from the ending of The Serpent and the Wings of Night. |
| 4 | |
Slaying the Vampire Conqueror | 2023[18] | Occurs before Book The Songbird & the Heart of Stone, though its exact position is not established. |
| 5 | |
The Songbird & the Heart of Stone | 2024[19-20] | Follows Mische after The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King and treats the conquest of Glaea as an earlier event. |
| 6 | |
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk | 2025[21-22] | Continues from the ending of The Songbird & the Heart of Stone. |
| 7 | |
The Lion & the Deathless Dark | 2026[23-24] | Its main narrative occurs more than ten years after the crisis developed in the previous two books. |
Works in sequence
The principal continuity path runs through The Serpent and the Wings of Night, The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King, The Songbird & the Heart of Stone, The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk, and The Lion & the Deathless Dark.[7][9][11-13] Six Scorched Roses and Slaying the Vampire Conqueror tell more self-contained stories, but both provide character and world context that pays off later, so they are recommended parts of the sequence.[8][10]
1. The Serpent and the Wings of Night
The Serpent and the Wings of Night (2022)[15] follows Oraya, a human raised by the Nightborn king Vincent, as she enters the deadly Kejari tournament. Her alliance with the Rishan vampire Raihn introduces the series’ central relationships, political rivalry, and struggle over the House of Night.[7]
2. Six Scorched Roses
Six Scorched Roses (2023)[16] follows Lilith, a dying scientist who bargains with the vampire Vale for blood to cure a plague destroying her town. Its central story is complete on its own, while explaining the relationship and history Vale and Lilith bring into later Nightborn events.[8]
Its conclusion precedes their appearance within the later portion of The Serpent and the Wings of Night.[8]
3. The Ashes and the Star-Cursed King
4. Slaying the Vampire Conqueror
Slaying the Vampire Conqueror (2023)[18] follows Arachessen assassin Sylina as she infiltrates the Bloodborn conqueror Atrius’s army and begins questioning her mission to kill him. This book stands on its own while establishing Glaea, Atrius, Sylina, and tensions between Nyaxia and Acaeja that matter later.[10]
It should be read before The Songbird & the Heart of Stone, which treats the conquest of Glaea as established history.[10]
5. The Songbird & the Heart of Stone
The Songbird & the Heart of Stone (2024)[19-20] follows Mische after she leaves the House of Night and is taken into the underworld passage Morthryn with Asar, the Shadowborn heir. Their search for the remains of Alarus expands the conflict among the vampire Houses, Nyaxia, and the White Pantheon.[11]
Its unresolved ending leads into The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk.[11]
6. The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk
The Fallen & the Kiss of Dusk (2025)[21-22] continues Mische and Asar’s story as the boundary between life and death destabilizes. It brings Nightborn, Bloodborn, Shadowborn, Glaean, and divine characters from earlier books into the same expanding crisis.[12]
This book assumes knowledge of The Songbird & the Heart of Stone and establishes the conditions inherited by The Lion & the Deathless Dark.[12]
7. The Lion & the Deathless Dark
The Lion & the Deathless Dark (2026)[23-24] follows Kyrene, the divine warrior known as Vindica Ultis, after a major time jump in the wider war. Her alliance with Septimus draws together the Bloodborn curse, Nyaxia’s empire, Acaeja’s plans, and consequences from the preceding arcs.[13]
Although it centers a new pair, its world, political situation, and divine conflict depend on the earlier books.[13]
War of Lost Hearts series
It is necessary to read the War of Lost Hearts books in chronological order, which coincides with their chronological order, because the central conflicts, political consequences, and character relationships carry across the series. The best starting point is Ashen Son, since it introduces Maxantarius Farlione, the Orders, and the war-torn setting that shapes the later main narrative.[25-28]
War of Lost Hearts is a continuous fantasy sequence rather than a group of standalones. The books follow interconnected conflicts across Ara, Threll, and the Fey world, with Maxantarius Farlione, Tisaanah Vytezic, Nura Qan, Reshaye, and Caduan Iero becoming part of a single escalating narrative. Later books rely on earlier political shifts, magical consequences, imprisonments, alliances, and unresolved wars, so readers should begin with book one and continue in sequence.[25-28]
The War of Lost Hearts books must be read in chronological order, which coincides with their publication order, by following this sequence:[3-6]
| Order | Cover | Title | First published | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Ashen Son | Establishes Max, Nura, the Orders, and the Ryvenai conflict. | |
| 2 |
|
Daughter of No Worlds | 2019[29] | Continues through Max’s past and introduces Tisaanah’s mission. |
| 3 |
|
Children of Fallen Gods | 2021[30] | Follows from the consequences of Tisaanah’s bargain and Zeryth’s rule. |
| 4 |
|
Mother of Death and Dawn | 2022[31] | Resolves the intertwined Aran, Threllian, and Fey conflicts. |
1. Ashen Son
Ashen Son, which may be obtained after subscribing to the author’s newsletter,[3] introduces Maxantarius Farlione as a loyalist soldier and fire Wielder serving the Aran crown during an escalating civil war. This book establishes the Orders, Max’s bond and rivalry with Nura Qan, the Farlione family’s political position, and the conflict between Aran loyalists and Ryvenai rebels.[25]
It is the foundation for Max’s military, magical, and personal history.[25]
2. Daughter of No Worlds
Daughter of No Worlds (2019)[29] shifts the series toward Tisaanah Vytezic, a former slave from Threll who seeks the Orders’ help to free others from captivity. Her apprenticeship under Max connects her struggle to the wider Aran political crisis and to the dangerous magical entity Reshaye.[26]
This book broadens the series from Max’s wartime background into the main cross-continental conflict.[26]
3. Children of Fallen Gods
Children of Fallen Gods (2021)[30] continues from the upheavals created by Tisaanah’s alliance with the Orders and Zeryth Aldris’s seizure of power. It develops the Aran civil conflict, the refugee crisis, and the history behind Reshaye through a parallel Fey narrative.[27]
This book is a middle volume that links the human wars to the older conflict between humans and Fey.[27]
4. Mother of Death and Dawn
Mother of Death and Dawn (2022)[31] brings together the major strands of the series: Tisaanah’s rebellion in Threll, Max’s imprisonment and recovery, Nura’s rule in Ara, and Caduan and Aefe’s war against humanity.[28]
This book is the concluding volume, drawing the Aran, Threllian, Fey, and magic conflicts to a final resolution and aftermath.[28]
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