Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dark Thoughts | 2017 | Cynthia Sax | Buy |
| 2 | Dark Flight | 2017 | Cynthia Sax | Buy |
| 3 | Dark Strength | 2018 | Cynthia Sax | Buy |
| 4 | Dark Fire | 2018 | Cynthia Sax | Buy |
| 5 | Dark Warlord | 2018 | Cynthia Sax | Buy |
| 6 | Dark Cure | 2018 | Cynthia Sax | Buy |
Refuge is a six-book science fiction romance series by Cynthia Sax. Starting with Dark Thoughts (2017), the “Dark” titled books – Dark Flight, Dark Strength, Dark Fire, Dark Warlord, Dark Cure – follow characters seeking refuge in a hostile universe.
Each book features a different couple finding love while dealing with the dangers of their galactic setting. Dark Thoughts (2017) and Dark Flight (2017) launched the series, and the remaining four books followed in 2018. The rapid release schedule meant readers could move through the entire series within a year of its start.
Sax writes extensively in the science fiction romance subgenre, and Refuge sits alongside her cyborg series as part of a larger body of space-set romance. The “Dark” naming pattern ties the books together thematically, with each title reflecting the particular challenge or threat facing that book’s protagonists.