The Adept Universe: Timeline

Lillie of Lillie’s Literary Services maintains an ever-evolving bible for my Adept Universe books, from which I occasionally pull info and flesh out the bios that I’ve already shared (paired with Memo’s character sketches). As part of the bible, Lillie maintains (continually tweaking) the timeline of the Adept Universe. She just finished adding in all the new shorts from Moments of the Adept Universe 1, and I thought you all might think it fun to see all the story beats arrayed in proper order before I start messing with it all again.

Note: I have/know actual dates of birth, etc, but only events in canon are noted below.

IF YOU HAVE NOT READ EVERY STORY IN THE ADEPT UNIVERSE THIS POST IS RIFE WITH SPOILERS. DO NOT PROCEED!! OR SKIP THE BOOKS YOU HAVEN’T READ!!

Timeline of the Adept Universe

(including all books/stories published as of Jan 27, 2022)

*Book titles in bold. Purchase links/more information can be found under Novels (and Reading Order). Character bios and sketches can be found under Extras and Freebies (scroll to the bottom).

1988

Kandy is born (August 8)

1989

Wisteria is born (September 9)

Emma is born (October)

1990

Jade is born (late February) 

1995

Rochelle is born (January 27)

1996

Dusk is born

1998

Mory is born (February)

2000

Sienna moves in with Jade and Pearl

Drake is born (January 25)

2004

Wisteria leaves the coven (autumn equinox)

2007

IN BUT A MOMENT (January)

Kandy has sex with Dedra

2008

IN LESS THAN A MOMENT (March)

Justin is murdered and Kandy injured

Kandy leaves the pack

2011

JUST THE RIGHT MOMENT (February)

Gabby and crew escape Charlotte

Henry helps find their families/new families

THE AMPLIFIER PROTOCOL (spring)

Emma and team fight a greater demon (March)

(67 days later)

The Five escape

FROM ONE MOMENT TO THE NEXT (May)

Desmond talks to Kandy and Hudson about his Portland plan

Kandy refuses Hudson

2013

CUPCAKES, TRINKETS, AND OTHER DEADLY MAGIC (mid-April, 4 days)

Jade sees the vampire outside her store

They go dancing and meet the werewolves

Hudson is killed

Zombie werewolf

Rusty is killed

Sienna goes into the portal

Kandy moves in next door

ANCHORED IN THE MOMENT (June)

Audrey joins Desmond’s pack

TRINKETS, TREASURES AND OTHER BLOODY MAGIC (end of July, 5 days)

They meet the skin walkers

She takes Mory to Rusty’s ghost

They travel to Portland

Jade battles Sienna after music festival

Mory and Jeremy are kidnapped

Jade meets the dragons

TREASURES, DEMONS, AND OTHER BLACK MAGIC (November 8-11)

Jade goes to Blackwell’s castle

Jade fights Sienna, Kett dies temporarily

Desmond kills Sienna

2014

I SEE ME (January-late)

Rochelle turns 19

She meets Beau

She is introduced to Jade and the pack

Rochelle makes a deal with Blackwell

SHADOWS, MAPS, AND OTHER ANCIENT MAGIC (Sept 19-)

They celebrate Kandy’s birthday

Warner shows up

They retrieve the ribbon bracelet (one of the instruments of assassination)

Jade leaves Kandy with her pack

2015

MAPS, ARTIFACTS, AND OTHER ARCANE MAGIC (Jan)

Shailaja attacks the bakery

Jade hires a brownie

They travel to Peru

Warner vanishes

Yazi takes Shailaja

Warner returns

Jade takes the centipedes (aka the second instrument of assassination) to the nexus

Jade sees the oracle drawings that Chi Wen has collected from Rochelle.

I SEE YOU (mid July)

Rochelle, Beau, and Kandy go to Mississippi

Rochelle texts Blackwell for help

Kandy bites Calhoun

Cy and Ettie are killed

2016

ARTIFACTS, DRAGONS, AND OTHER LETHAL MAGIC (Jan-Feb)

Warner gives Jade the betrothal rings (01/21)

Shailaja hurts Pulou and Yazi, then escapes with Chi Wen (01/22)

Jade and crew visits Rochelle

Warner and Jade are engaged (01/25)

Jade kills Shailaja

I SEE US (June, 5 days)

Ember arrives at the farm

Win arrives

Rochelle binds the demon to her

Rochelle defeats her grandmother

Rochelle and Beau are engaged

Tess and Gary adopt them

THE GRAVEYARD KISS (Oct)

Luci stakes Colby

CATCHING ECHOES (early Oct)

Wisteria reconstructs Colby’s death

She agrees to work with Kett

Jade magics her bracelet

Jasmine arrives

They fight zombies

Ben is fully turned

2 weeks later

Kett gives Wisteria the contract about becoming a vampire

DAWN BYTES (Dec)

Jasmine tells Kett the bunny story in NY

2017

TANGLED ECHOES (Jan 11-13)

Declan calls Wisteria

They confront the elders of their family

They rescue Jasmine

Wisteria binds them to the land

Jasper walks

(weeks later…)

AN UNCUT KEY

Copper tries to give Declan a house

UNLEASHING ECHOES (May, 4 weeks)

Jasper takes back the land

Wisteria and Jasmine investigate a kidnapping in Chicago

Copper arrives while they investigate in LA

In NY, Yale admits to working with Jasper

Copper and Declan break up

The three confront and kill Jasper

Dying, Jasmine signs the contract with Kett

Wisteria becomes coven leader

Three weeks later

They find out Jasmine has survived

Rochelle is pregnant, off page (June)

CHAMPAGNE, MISFITS, AND OTHER SHADY MAGIC (Sept 19-21)

Jade anchors the grid

The charges against Jade are dropped

Jade meets most of the Talbot family

Jade and Warner’s engagement party

Burgundy re-anchors the grid

Jade kills the elf and finds the prison

Emma’s job goes wrong in SF (Oct)

Emma and Christopher move to Lake Cowichan (Nov)

MISFITS, GEMSTONES, AND OTHER SHATTERED MAGIC (Dec 16-17)

Grand opening of Cake in a Cap Too (Dec 16)

Jade sees Mira

Bachelorette party (Dec 17)

Mira is killed

The warriors fall

GRAVEYARDS, VISIONS, AND OTHER THINGS THAT BYTE (Dec 18-21)

Rochelle asks Mory to find her mom (Dec 18)

Mory finds Jane and she releases the visions (Dec 19)

Rochelle summons her demon (Dec 20)

Fight at Pearl’s house

Jasmine sacrifices the elf

They plan (Dec 21)

GEMSTONES, ELVES, AND OTHER INSIDIOUS MAGIC (Dec 21-Feb)

Jade removes the gemstone (Dec 21)

Jade wakes up in Yazi’s room in the nexus (Dec 29)

They fight the elves (Dec 30)

2018

Pearl tells Jade what day it is (Jan 30)

Alivia visits the bakery (Jan 31)

Jade and Warner marry (Feb?)

Mory leaves for the Academy

CLOSE TO HOME (Feb-April)

Emma and Christopher find Hannah (Feb)

Emma pays a visit to Tyler (April)

DEMONS AND DNA (mid Sept, 8 days)

Aiden shows up at the diner

They fight the demons

Daniel returns

Emma meets with “Magenta”

They fight Silver

Aiden leaves

2019  

BONDS AND BROKEN DREAMS (Feb, 4 days)

Isa and Ruwa come to town

Aiden returns

They all meet at the diner

Opal finds them at the farm

Emma, Opal, and Jenni are kidnapped

Ruwa is killed

Amplifier Protocol happens

Lani is amplified

Aiden is rescued

Emma asks Aiden to stay

3 days later…

MYSTICS AND MENTAL BLOCKS (Feb, 4+ days)

Ember and Capri arrive

Zans arrives

Chenda follows Zans

Christopher betrays them all

Emma sends Opal away

Emma fights Chenda

3 days later

Emma wakes up

The guardianship papers are signed

IDOLS AND ENEMIES (May)

The Azars arrive

The Myers arrive

Opal and friends open the box

Aiden proposes to Emma

They fight the Hallowed

THE MUSIC BOX (May)

The kids meet Mory

MISPLACED SOULS (Oct-Nov)

Mory returns to Vancouver (Oct 28)

She discovers the blank spots in the cemetery

Liam hires her

Mory and Ben defeat the succubus (Oct 31)

3 days later

Mory wakes up

3 more days later

Mory meets with Liam

2020

A MOMENTARY MISUNDERSTANDING (early Sept)

Burgandy and Kandy encounter Athelians

Jade and Warner arrive

Burgandy heals Feo

2021

AWAKENING INFINTY (Oct)

Dusk connects Infinity to the internet

She is promoted by the guardians (2 weeks in the nexus)

One week later

Dusk and Sisu move to Dublin (Oct. 21)

INVOKING INFINITY (early Nov, 6 days)

Dusk starts her new job

The imp is murdered

Dusk meets Kellan

Rook is possessed by the book

Dusk discovers the missing artifact

They fight the celestial wolves

The children are taken

Kellan kills Ayre

Dusk negotiates with Morgan

A MOMENTARY RETRIEVAL (November)

Dusk and Brady retrieve Corrie Byrne’s belongings

COMPELLING INFINTY (Dec 20-24)

Gala, Dusk meets Prince

Drake arrives for training

Ravine makes a copy of the crown piece

Winter Solstice party, giant octopus

Dusk frees the brownie

Dusk goes to Evenfall and kills Prince

Kellan and Sisu go after her, the wyvern hatches

Dusk seals the door

Dusk and Sisu’s party

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Two books to follow in the Amplifier Series (will take place in the summer of 2019). Multiple books to follow in the Misfits series (including Kandy’s POV set in Dec 2019). Mulitple books to follow in the Archivist Series (2021 onwards) – MCD