Author guide
Rob J. Hayes Books in Order
Rob J. Hayes is a British author whose work spans grimdark and epic fantasy, Asian-influenced sword and sorcery, science fantasy, science-fiction noir, and steampunk adventure. His major series include The First Earth Saga, It Takes a Thief, The Mortal Techniques, The War Eternal, Titan Hoppers, and The God Eater Saga.
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The Heresy Within
The opening novel of The Ties That Bind and the First Earth Saga.
It Takes a Thief to Catch a Sunrise
The opening novel of the complete It Takes a Thief duology.
Never Die
The first main novel of The Mortal Techniques.
Along the Razor's Edge
The opening novel of the completed War Eternal series.
Titan Hoppers
The opening novel of the Titan Hoppers series.
Herald
The main-era opening novel of The God Eater Saga.
Deathless
The opening novel of the Annals of the God Eater trilogy.
Demon
The opening novel of the Archive of the God Eater trilogy.
Drones
A standalone science-fiction noir novel.
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Books by series
saga · complete
First Earth Saga
A grimdark fantasy saga comprising The Ties That Bind trilogy, the Best Laid Plans duology, and the standalone City of Kings.
- 1 The Heresy WithinAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2014
- 2
The Colour of VengeanceAmazon ↗Book 2 · novel · 2015
- 3
The Price of FaithAmazon ↗Book 3 · novel · 2015
- 4
The Bound FolioAmazon ↗Book 3.5 · short-story-collection · 2016 Optional
- 5
Where Loyalties LieAmazon ↗Book 4 · novel · 2016
- 6
The Fifth Empire of ManAmazon ↗Book 5 · novel · 2017
- 7
City of KingsAmazon ↗Book 6 · novel · 2018
trilogy · complete
The Ties That Bind
A grimdark fantasy trilogy set in First Earth, accompanied by the short-story collection The Bound Folio.
series · ongoing
The Mortal Techniques
An ongoing series of standalone Asian-influenced sword-and-sorcery adventures.
series · complete
The War Eternal
A completed five-book dark epic fantasy series following Eskara Helsene.
series · ongoing
Titan Hoppers
An ongoing progression science-fantasy series about humanity surviving aboard a fleet of crumbling spaceships.
saga · ongoing
The God Eater Saga
A planned trilogy of trilogies set across thousands of years in a world where humans can steal magic and immortality by eating angels.
- 1 HeraldAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2024
trilogy · ongoing
Annals of the God Eater
A God Eater Saga trilogy set one thousand years before Herald.
- 1 DeathlessAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2024
trilogy · ongoing
Archive of the God Eater
A God Eater Saga trilogy set three thousand years before Herald.
- 1 DemonAmazon ↗
Book 1 · novel · 2024
Outside the series