The Sacred Band of Stepsons Books in Order
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The Sacred Band of Stepsons is a series of interconnected short stories and novels by Janet Morris, set in a fictional ancient world where a group of warriors known as the Sacred Band plays a central role. The series explores themes of loyalty, honor, and camaraderie through the experiences of its characters, who navigate political intrigue and personal conflicts. Published between 1985 and 2012, the series includes collections such as Tempus, which gathers earlier stories into a unified narrative.
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Ordered by first publication where known. The official numbering for this series is incomplete in our sources, so we don't show series numbers we can't verify.
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1985 · Janet Morris
Beyond Sanctuary is the first novel in the Sacred Band of Stepsons series by Janet Morris, featuring the immortal warrior Tempus and his band of…
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1985 · Janet Morris
Beyond the Veil is a sword and sorcery novel by Janet Morris featuring the immortal warrior Tempus, the junior wizard Randal, and the knightly…
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1987 · Janet Morris
Tempus With His Right Side Companion Niko is a collection of fourteen short stories from the Sacred Band series by Janet Morris. The stories were…
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Nikodemos, Tempus's partner and member of the Sacred Band of Stepsons, falls from the sky into a young girl's arms, beginning a stand-alone adventure…
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1989 · Janet Morris
Tempus Unbound is a fantasy novel by Janet Morris that continues the story of the Sacred Band of Stepsons, an elite military unit modeled on the…
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Storm Seed is the sixth novel in the Sacred Band of Stepsons series and the last in the original sequence for twenty years, until the 2010 release of…
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The Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl
2012 · Janet Morris
The Fish the Fighters and the Song-Girl (2012), co-authored by Janet Morris and Chris Morris, is a novel in the Sacred Band of Stepsons series that…
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What order should I read the The Sacred Band of Stepsons books in?
Read them in publication order — the list above is sorted by first publication where known, starting with “Beyond Sanctuary”.
How many books are in the The Sacred Band of Stepsons series?
We list 9 books by Janet Morris , published between 1985–2012.
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