The War of Lost Hearts books must be read in chronological order, which coincides with their publication order, by following this sequence:⁠[1-4]

Order Cover Title First published Notes
1 Book cover of Ashen Son. Ashen Son Establishes Max, Nura, the Orders, and the Ryvenai conflict.
2 Book cover of Daughter of No Worlds. Daughter of No Worlds 2019⁠[9] Continues through Max’s past and introduces Tisaanah’s mission.
3 Book cover of Children of Fallen Gods. Children of Fallen Gods 2021⁠[10] Follows from the consequences of Tisaanah’s bargain and Zeryth’s rule.
4 Book cover of Mother of Death and Dawn. Mother of Death and Dawn 2022⁠[11] Resolves the intertwined Aran, Threllian, and Fey conflicts.
Reading order of the War of Lost Hearts books.
Reading order of the War of Lost Hearts books.

1. Ashen Son

NovellaRequired reading
Book cover of Ashen Son.
Book cover of Ashen Son.

Ashen Son, which may be obtained after subscribing to the author’s newsletter,⁠[1] 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.⁠[5]

It is the foundation for Max’s military, magical, and personal history.⁠[5]

2. Daughter of No Worlds

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Daughter of No Worlds.
Book cover of Daughter of No Worlds.

Daughter of No Worlds (2019)⁠[9] 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.⁠[6]

This book broadens the series from Max’s wartime background into the main cross-continental conflict.⁠[6]

3. Children of Fallen Gods

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Children of Fallen Gods.
Book cover of Children of Fallen Gods.

Children of Fallen Gods (2021)⁠[10] 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.⁠[7]

This book is a middle volume that links the human wars to the older conflict between humans and Fey.⁠[7]

4. Mother of Death and Dawn

Main bookRequired reading
Book cover of Mother of Death and Dawn.
Book cover of Mother of Death and Dawn.

Mother of Death and Dawn (2022)⁠[11] 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.⁠[8]

This book is the concluding volume, drawing the Aran, Threllian, Fey, and magic conflicts to a final resolution and aftermath.⁠[8]

References

  1. Ashen Son. Carissa Broadbent. Archived.
  2. Daughter of No Worlds. Carissa Broadbent.
  3. Children of Fallen Gods. Carissa Broadbent.
  4. Mother of Death and Dawn. Carissa Broadbent.
  5. Ashen Son. Carissa Broadbent.
  6. Daughter of No Worlds. Carissa Broadbent. ISBN: 9780998461939.
  7. Children of Fallen Gods. Carissa Broadbent. ISBN: 9780998461953.
  8. Mother of Death and Dawn. Carissa Broadbent. ISBN: 9780998461984.
  9. Daughter of No Worlds. Carissa Broadbent. Copyright page. ISBN: 9780998461939.
  10. Children of Fallen Gods. Carissa Broadbent. Copyright page. ISBN: 9780998461953.
  11. Mother of Death and Dawn. Carissa Broadbent. Copyright page. ISBN: 9780998461984.