Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse | 2019 | K. Eason | Buy |
| 2 | How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge | 2020 | K. Eason | Buy |
| 3 | Nightwatch over Windscar | 2022 | K. Eason | N/A |
The Thorne Chronicles by K. Eason mix fairy-tale structure with space opera on a grand scale. How Rory Thorne Destroyed the Multiverse introduces Princess Rory, who received gifts from fairies at birth, including the ability to see through lies. The trilogy follows her across political crises and interstellar conflicts, with How the Multiverse Got Its Revenge and Nightwatch over Windscar continuing the story.
Eason writes with dry humor and a willingness to play with genre expectations. The series has been praised for its clever premise and for taking a fairy-tale heroine seriously in a science fiction context. The books move between political drama, action, and character study, and Rory is a protagonist who thinks her way through problems as often as she fights.