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The House War Series

8 primary works • 8 total works
These books connect to all the Essalieyan series: The Sacred Hunt happens before and concurrently and The Sun Sword happens in between.

The first three books of the House War should be read before reading the Sun Sword series. Skirmish is the first novel set after Sun Sword has ended.

Book 1

The Hidden City
by
4.09 · 2092 Ratings · 175 Reviews · published 2008 · 13 editions
The incredible story that fans of The Sun Sword se…

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    Book 2

    City of Night
    by
    4.26     · 1402 Ratings · 78 Reviews · published 2009 · 11 editions
    Demonic activity has escalated in both the Underci…

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    Book 3

    House Name
    by
    4.33     · 1239 Ratings · 73 Reviews · published 2011 · 1 edition
    The brilliant new novel in The House War series.

    Th…

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    Book 4

    Skirmish
    by
    4.42     · 932 Ratings · 61 Reviews · published 2012 · 3 editions

    At long last, Jewel is preparing to announce her …

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    Book 5

    Battle
    by
    4.41     · 818 Ratings · 48 Reviews · published 2012 · 8 editions
    In this epic fantasy series for fans of George R. …

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    Book 6

    Oracle
    by
    4.41     · 686 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2015 · 9 editions
    In this epic fantasy series for fans of George R. …

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    Book 7

    Firstborn
    by
    4.25     · 419 Ratings · 39 Reviews · published 2019 · 7 editions
    The seventh book in the epic fantasy House War ser…

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    Book 8

    War
    by
    4.41     · 405 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2019 · 6 editions
    The eighth and final book in the epic fantasy Hous…

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