Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Planetfall: A Story of the Dark | 2016 | J.A. Sutherland | N/A |
| 2 | Into the Dark | 2014 | J.A. Sutherland | Buy |
| 3 | Mutineer | 2015 | J.A. Sutherland | Buy |
| 4 | The Little Ships | 2015 | J.A. Sutherland | Buy |
| 5 | Wronged: A Story of the Dark | - | J.A. Sutherland | N/A |
| 6 | HMS Nightingale | 2016 | J.A. Sutherland | Buy |
| 7 | Privateer | 2017 | J.A. Sutherland | Buy |
| 8 | Wronged / The Queen’s Pardon | 2018 | J.A. Sutherland | Buy |
| 9 | The Queen’s Pardon | 2019 | J.A. Sutherland | Buy |
| 10 | A Brief, Interminable Peace | 2025 | J.A. Sutherland | Buy |
The Alexis Carew series by J.A. Sutherland is a space opera that reads like age-of-sail naval fiction set in the far future. The series follows Alexis Carew from her early days as a midshipman through her advancement in a navy that operates ships through “the Dark,” a mysterious dimension that allows interstellar travel. The books feature naval battles, political maneuvering, and the challenges of a woman proving herself in a male-dominated military.
Starting with Into the Dark (2014) and running through A Brief, Interminable Peace (2025), the series has grown to ten books. The reading order includes some companion stories (Planetfall and Wronged) that provide background context. The series is best read in the listed order, as Alexis’s career and the political situation develop across books.