The Thrice Named Man books in order

The Thrice Named Man is a seventeen-book historical fiction series by Hector Miller following one man across the ancient world through multiple identities and civilizations, from 2018 to 2025.

Reading order

# Title Published Author Buy on Amazon
1 Scythian 2018 Hector Miller Buy
2 Legionary 2018 Hector Miller Buy
3 Sasanian 2018 Hector Miller Buy
4 Transsilvanian 2019 Hector Miller Buy
5 Goth 2019 Hector Miller Buy
6 Roman 2019 Hector Miller Buy
7 Illyrian 2020 Hector Miller Buy
8 Roxolani 2020 Hector Miller Buy
9 Issedonian 2021 Hector Miller Buy
10 Herulian 2021 Hector Miller Buy
11 Barbarian 2022 Hector Miller Buy
12 Athenian 2022 Hector Miller Buy
13 Destroyer 2023 Hector Miller Buy
14 Imperator 2023 Hector Miller Buy
15 Avenger 2024 Hector Miller Buy
16 Palmyrenian 2025 Hector Miller Buy
17 Warrior 2025 Hector Miller Buy

The Thrice Named Man is an ambitious seventeen-book historical fiction series by Hector Miller. The series follows a single protagonist across multiple identities and historical settings, from the Scythian steppes to the Roman legions, through Sasanian Persia, Gothic kingdoms, the Illyrian coast, and beyond. Miller launched the series in 2018 with three books released simultaneously: Scythian, Legionary, and Sasanian. Subsequent books have appeared regularly, with Palmyrenian and Warrior published in 2025.

The series is structured to allow readers to enter at the beginning and follow the protagonist’s complete journey, but each volume is set in a distinct historical period with its own self-contained conflict and narrative. The continuity of the central character across radically different cultures and time periods is the series’ defining characteristic.

Miller’s approach is to ground each book in the specific historical reality of its setting, drawing on archaeology, historical sources, and cultural detail. The result is a series that functions as both adventure fiction and an episodic tour through the ancient and early medieval world.


Frequently Asked Questions

How many books are in the The Thrice Named Man series?

There are seventeen books in the The Thrice Named Man series, published between 2018 and 2025.

What is the first book in the The Thrice Named Man series?

The first book in the The Thrice Named Man series is Scythian, published in 2018.

Why does the protagonist have three names, and does his identity change across the series?

The protagonist takes on different names and identities as he moves through different cultures and historical periods. Each new identity reflects the world he inhabits – Scythian, Roman, Gothic, and others – and the thrice named man concept captures the idea of a single person who contains multitudes across history.

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