Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bright of the Sky | 2007 | Kay Kenyon | Buy |
| 2 | A World Too Near | 2008 | Kay Kenyon | Buy |
| 3 | City Without End | 2010 | Kay Kenyon | Buy |
| 4 | Prince of Storms | 2010 | Kay Kenyon | Buy |
The Entire and the Rose begins with Bright of the Sky (2007), where Titus Quinn returns to the Entire, a colossal parallel universe sustained by an artificial storm called the Bright. Quinn had been there before and lost his wife and daughter, though the details of what happened are locked away in his damaged memory. The Tarig, the alien lords of the Entire, have their own plans for the Rose (our universe), and Quinn finds himself caught between espionage and personal desperation.
A World Too Near (2008) and City Without End (2010) expand the scope as Quinn’s actions draw more attention from both worlds. The political structures of the Entire are layered with alien cultures, each with their own agendas, and the books explore what happens when a man with divided loyalties becomes the most important person in two realities. Prince of Storms (2010) closes the quartet with the consequences of everything Quinn has set in motion. Kenyon drew praise for the scale of the worldbuilding, which reviewers compared to the work of Jack Vance and Gene Wolfe.