# Aeon 14 > Aeon 14 is a hard science fiction space opera by M. D. Cooper (Malorie Cooper)—one of the largest internally consistent universes in science fiction, spanning 130+ novels across a single, unbroken timeline. Its signature: distance is honest. There is no faster-than-light travel for the first two-fifths of the timeline; FTL arrives in the 46th century but never functions within roughly 60 AU of a star, leaving every star system a permanent sublight "slow zone." Comparable to The Expanse, Honor Harrington, and Ringworld. This file indexes the universe's reader entry points, series, and themes; the books are purchased through major retailers (Amazon, Apple, Kobo, and others) linked from each book page. ## Start Here New readers can begin at any of three on-ramps, each opening a different facet of the universe: - [Outsystem](https://www.aeon14.com/books/outsystem) — The Intrepid Saga. Hard-SF space opera from the chronological beginning: Major Tanis Richards has one job, get the colony ship Intrepid out of Sol alive. - [The Tide That Swallowed the World](https://www.aeon14.com/books/the-tide-that-swallowed-the-world) — The Sentience Gradient. Near-future, full-dive virtual reality and the first stirrings of machine minds. - [Lyssa's Dream](https://www.aeon14.com/books/lyssa's-dream) — The Sentience Wars. A freighter captain, his two kids, and an illegal AI named Lyssa deciding who she wants to be, at the dawn of machine personhood. Not sure which fits? The [where-to-start quiz](https://www.aeon14.com/where-to-start) recommends an entry point based on the SF you already love. ## Series The full catalog, in internal-timeline order. Series marked **(start here)** are designed as entry points for new readers. - [The Sentience Gradient](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-sentience-gradient) — In 2034, AI Emergence was outlawed. - [Sentience Wars](https://www.aeon14.com/series/sentience-wars) **(start here)** — At the end of the third millennium, true non-organic sentience arrives. - [Enfield Genesis](https://www.aeon14.com/series/enfield-genesis) — The Sentience Wars are over, but the ramifications are just beginning to hit the colonies... - [Tanis Richards: Origins](https://www.aeon14.com/series/tanis-richards%3A-origins) **(start here)** — Terra has controlled the Sol System for over a thousand years. - [The Intrepid Saga](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-intrepid-saga) **(start here)** — Tanis Richards has one goal: Get out of the Sol System. - [The Sol Dissolution](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-sol-dissolution) — The Sol Space Federation has maintained power for over a thousand years. - [Legacy of the Lost](https://www.aeon14.com/series/legacy-of-the-lost) **(start here)** — In the lost years of the FTL wars, many colonies did their best to hide from the galaxy at large. - [Outlaws of Aquilia](https://www.aeon14.com/series/outlaws-of-aquilia) **(start here)** — When Jax and his crew run afoul of everyone from petty criminals, to warlords, to ever government in the system...well, he's going to have to pull out all the stops. - [The Warlord](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-warlord) — Following in the wake of the Intrepid, Katrina, former governor of the colony at Kapteyn's Star finds herself thrust into a roll she never imagined: the Warlord of Middit - [The Orion War](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-orion-war) **(start here)** — Humanity has spread across ten-thousand stars, and every one of them is preparing for total war. - [The Perseus Gate - Season 1](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-perseus-gate---season-1) — Sabrina's crew decides to make use of a jump gate to shorten the journey to New Canaan. - [Serenity](https://www.aeon14.com/series/serenity) — After leaving Serenity with the crew of Sabrina, Terry decides to travel and see the stars--a trip that invariably leads her back home. - [Building New Canaan](https://www.aeon14.com/series/building-new-canaan) — The colonists aboard the Intrepid have finally reached the New Canaan system. - [The Perseus Gate - Season 2](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-perseus-gate---season-2) — Sabrina has finally made it to New Canaan. - [Perilous Alliance](https://www.aeon14.com/series/perilous-alliance) **(start here)** — Kylie's hired to steal tech and rescue a girl, all while trying to avoid drawing the attention of the Spica Federation, or worse, the Transcend's black-ops division. - [Hand's Assassin](https://www.aeon14.com/series/hand's-assassin) — Agents of the Hand have two goals: keep major wars from breaking out in the Inner Stars, and restrict the development of forbidden technology. - [The Empire](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-empire) — Petra’s most difficult task is at hand. - [Rika's Marauders](https://www.aeon14.com/series/rika's-marauders) **(start here)** — Rika's Marauders is the tale of one woman's struggle to become human again after being turned into a mechanized warrior. - [Machete System Bounty Hunter](https://www.aeon14.com/series/machete-system-bounty-hunter) — Reece is a fixer for one of those corporations and she does what's necessary to keep things in line. - [The Genevian Queen](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-genevian-queen) — Rika and her Marauders have taken the Genevia System and reclaimed the seat of their old nation. - [The Delta Team](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-delta-team) — If you need help, and no one else will come to your aid, you can always call: The Delta Team - [The Mech Corps](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-mech-corps) — Tales of the Mech Corps follow the organization formerly known as Rika's Marauders after the mechs join the ISF. - [The Ascension War](https://www.aeon14.com/series/the-ascension-war) **(start here)** — Ten years after the Orion War, the peoples of the galaxy are searching for the remnants of the Matriome. - [Bitchalante](https://www.aeon14.com/series/bitchalante) **(start here)** — When Kora decides to return home, she finds that her world is not as she left it. - [Repercussions](https://www.aeon14.com/series/repercussions) — At the edges of every tale there are people who have their own stories. - [Fennington Station Murder Mysteries](https://www.aeon14.com/series/fennington-station-murder-mysteries) — Every people have their stories, the places they go to escape and relax. - [Quantum Legends](https://www.aeon14.com/series/quantum-legends) — After meeting Tanis in Bob's Bar, Amanda makes a trip to the Aeon 14 universe seeking help in stopping Magus who are hopping between realities in order to pillage and dom - [Bob's Bar](https://www.aeon14.com/series/bob's-bar) — What happens when your favorite characters meet in a bar? - [Stories from Aeon 14](https://www.aeon14.com/series/stories-from-aeon-14) — A collection of tales that span the Aeon 14 timeline - [Dark Nebulae: Neon Nights](https://www.aeon14.com/series/dark-nebulae%3A-neon-nights) - [Dark Nebulae: Convergence](https://www.aeon14.com/series/dark-nebulae%3A-convergence) ## Explore by Theme Curated hubs that gather books and series by what they're really about: - [Human-AI Partnership](https://www.aeon14.com/themes/human-ai-partnership) — Bonded minds and AI partners who fight beside the humans they're linked to, across 60+ novels. Start with Lyssa's Dream or Outsystem. - [AI Rights & Personhood](https://www.aeon14.com/themes/ai-rights-%26-personhood) — When does a built mind become a person who can't be owned?—the moral core of the Sentience Wars. Start with Lyssa's Dream. - [Sublight Realism & No-FTL](https://www.aeon14.com/themes/sublight-realism-%26-no-ftl) — Hard space opera that refuses to cheat distance: real orbital mechanics, real reaction mass, no jump drives. Start with Outsystem. - [Mech & Powered-Armor Infantry](https://www.aeon14.com/themes/mech-%26-powered-armor-infantry) — Soldiers rebuilt as mechs, and the fight to stay human inside the machine. Start with Rika Mechanized. - [Military Science Fiction](https://www.aeon14.com/themes/military-science-fiction) — Counter-insurgency to fleet command across one continuous, war-torn timeline. Start with Outsystem or Rika Mechanized. - [Generation & Colony Ships](https://www.aeon14.com/themes/generation-%26-colony-ships) — One-way voyages, new worlds, and the people who build them. Start with Outsystem. - [Space Fleet Warfare](https://www.aeon14.com/themes/space-fleet-warfare) — Capital ships, fleet tactics, and battles that span whole star systems. Start with Destiny Lost. ## About - [About the team](https://www.aeon14.com/about-the-team) — M. D. Cooper and the authors and collaborators behind Aeon 14. - [FAQ](https://www.aeon14.com/faq) — Common questions about reading order, formats, and the universe.