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
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
Yup. You were right: I love this. I’ve been wanting to make one of my own so I could understand what was going on when. Now I don’t have to!!!
Thanks for sharing!
LOOOVE THIS! Thank you !!
You are very welcome!!
Awesome! It makes me want to read them all over again!
Thank you! I was actually starting to forget a few things. Time to read them all again!
Amazing!!!! And this is why your books are so great, ….. thank you!!!
Thank you, Lillie, for a beautiful timeline! And thanks, Meghan, for sharing! Love this. 🙂
So Amazing! I look forward to what is coming!
What a great chart. I remembered so many things reading it! Time to start over so I can read the new suff