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Start Sworn Soldier by T. Kingfisher with "What Moves the Dead", then follow the publication sequence. This order preserves the intended narrative twists and world-building progression.

The complete reading order for the Sworn Soldier series by T. Kingfisher. Below you'll find the authoritative guide on how to read the books in order, including publication dates and chronological timeline placements.

Where to start

Start with "What Moves the Dead" and follow the publication order below.

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Why Publication Order?We recommend reading in Publication Order (default). This follows the author's release schedule, ensuring you experience plot twists, character growth, and world-building exactly as intended without spoilers.
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What Moves the Dead

Pub: 2022Optional★ 3.85

An Instant USA Today & Indie BestsellerA Barnes & Noble Book of the Year FinalistA Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award NomineeA gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe’s “The Fall of the House of Usher” from Hugo, Locus, & Nebula award-winning author T. Kingfisher*A very special hardcover edition, featuring foil stamp on the casing and custom endpapers illustrated by the author.*When Alex Easton, a retired soldier, receives word that their childhood friend Madeline Usher is dying, they race to the ancestral home of the Ushers in the remote countryside of Ruritania.What they find there is a nightmare of fungal growths and possessed wildlife, surrounding a dark, pulsing lake. Madeline sleepwalks and speaks in strange voices at night, and her brother Roderick is consumed with a mysterious malady of the nerves.Aided by a redoubtable British mycologist and a baffled American doctor, Alex must unravel the secret of the House of Usher before it consumes them all.Also by T. KingfisherWhat Feasts at NightA House with Good BonesNettle & BoneThornhedgeA Sorceress Comes to Call

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Frequently Asked Questions

What order should I read Sworn Soldier in?

Start with "What Moves the Dead" (2022) and follow the publication order listed on this page.

How many books are in Sworn Soldier?

1 main book, published 2022–2022.