Aurora Renegades books in order

Aurora Renegades is the second trilogy of G.S. Jennsen's Aurora Rhapsody series, collecting Sidespace, Dissonance, and Abysm — books four through six — as Alexis Solovy and her allies push deeper into the conflict with the Metigen and face fractures in human civilization.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Sidespace 2015 G.S. Jennsen Buy
2 Dissonance 2016 G.S. Jennsen Buy
3 Abysm 2016 G.S. Jennsen Buy

Sidespace, Dissonance, and Abysm form the middle trilogy of Aurora Rhapsody, published across 2015 and 2016. The series’ scope expands significantly in these three books: the threats established in Aurora Rising become more fully understood, and the personal stakes for Alex Solovy and those around her grow alongside the civilizational ones.

The short story companion Apogee slots into the reading order within this trilogy, providing additional character material for readers following the interleaved sequence. Readers reading only the novels can move directly from Sidespace through Abysm and into Aurora Resonant without the short fiction.

Aurora Renegades is the least self-contained of the three Aurora Rhapsody trilogies — it is a middle arc that deepens rather than resolves — and works best read immediately after Aurora Rising rather than as a standalone entry point.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the Aurora Renegades series?

There are three books in the Aurora Renegades series, published between 2015 and 2016.

What is the first book in the Aurora Renegades series?

The first book in the Aurora Renegades series is Sidespace, published in 2015.

How does Aurora Renegades build on Aurora Rising?

Aurora Renegades picks up directly from the end of Transcendence and raises both the external threat from the Metigen aliens and the internal political tensions within human civilization, particularly the growing conflict between the Earth Alliance and the colonial Senecan Federation. Sidespace deepens the mystery of where the Metigen truly come from and what they want. Dissonance and Abysm bring those questions toward a confrontation that sets up the final trilogy. The three books assume familiarity with the Aurora Rising trilogy and work best read in sequence.

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