Book Series Guide

Adrian Tchaikovsky · novella-series

Terrible Worlds: Revolutions books in order

Three dystopian novellas about inequality, environmental ruin, and systems of power.

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  1. 1
    Ironclads

    Book 1 · novella · 2017

    Sergeant Ted Regan has a problem. A son of one of the great corporate families, a Scion, has gone missing at the front. He should have been protected by his Ironclad – the lethal battle suits that make the Scions masters of war – but…

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    Firewalkers

    Book 2 · novella · 2020

    he Earth is burning. Nothing can survive at the Anchor, not without water and power. But the ultra-rich, waiting for their ride off the dying Earth? They can buy water. And thanks to their investment, the sun can provide power. But…

  3. 3
    Ogres

    Book 3 · novella · 2022

    It's always idyllic in the village until the landlord comes to call. Because the landlord is an Ogre. And Ogres rule the world, with their size and strength and appetites. It's always been that way. It's the natural order of the world.…