If you are new to the Adept Universe, you might want to start by reading the novels, then the shorts and novellas. Click here for just the main novels (with the book covers and extra info about characters, etc).

If reading from the beginning is too overwhelming, possible entry points into the Adept Universe are set in bold and marked with an asterisk.

Or DOWNLOAD THE ADEPT UNIVERSE READING ORDER PDF.

THE READING ORDER OF THE ADEPT UNIVERSE

(as of June 2023)

Novelette: In But A Moment (Moments of the Adept Universe 0.1) (Kandy 0.25)

Novelette: In Less Than a Moment (Moments of the Adept Universe 0.2) (Kandy 0.5)

Novelette: At Just the Right Moment (Moments of the Adept Universe 0.3) (Gabby 0.5)

Short: From One Moment to the Next (Moments of the Adept Universe 0.4) (Kandy 0.75)

Cupcakes, Trinkets, and Other Deadly Magic (Dowser 1)*

Short: Anchored in the Moment (Moments of the Adept Universe 0.5) (Audrey 0.5)

Short: A Difficult Funeral (Dowser 1.5)

Trinkets, Treasures, and Other Bloody Magic (Dowser 2)

Treasures, Demons, and Other Black Magic (Dowser 3)

I See Me (Oracle 1)*

Shadows, Maps, and Other Ancient Magic (Dowser 4)

Maps, Artifacts, and Other Arcane Magic (Dowser 5)

I See You (Oracle 2)

Artifacts, Dragons, and Other Lethal Magic (Dowser 6)

I See Us (Oracle 3)

Novelette: The Graveyard Kiss (Reconstructionist 0.5)

Catching Echoes (Reconstructionist 1)*

Short: Dawn Bytes (Reconstructionist 1.5)

Tangled Echoes (Reconstructionist 2)

Short: An Uncut Key (Reconstructionist 2.5)

Unleashing Echoes (Reconstructionist 3)

Champagne, Misfits, and Other Shady Magic (Dowser 7)

Misfits, Gemstones, and Other Shattered Magic (Dowser 8)

Novelettes (collection): Graveyards, Visions, and Other Things that Byte (Dowser 8.5)

Gemstones, Elves, and Other Insidious Magic (Dowser 9)

The Amplifier Protocol (Amplifier 0)*

Novelette: Close to Home (Amplifier 0.5)

Demons and DNA (Amplifier 1)

Bonds and Broken Dreams (Amplifier 2)

Mystics and Mental Blocks (Amplifier 3)

Idols and Enemies (Amplifier 4)

Short: The Music Box (Amplifier 4.5)

Instincts and Impostors (Amplifier 5)

Endings and Empathy (Amplifier 6)

Misplaced Souls (Misfits 1)

Novelette: A Momentary Misunderstanding (Moments of the Adept Universe 0.6) (Burgundy 0.5)

Awakening Infinity (Archivist 0)*

Invoking Infinity (Archivist 1)

Short: A Momentary Retrieval (Moments of the Adept Universe 0.7) (Archivist 1.5)

Compelling Infinity (Archivist 2)

Revealing Infinity (Archivist 3)(Coming Soon)

Novelette: Soulmates, Doorways, and Other Unruly Magic (Dowser 9.5)*

Notes:

1. The Moments of the Adept Universe shorts 1 through 7 can be found collected in Moments of the Adept Universe 1.
2. The Dowser Series is written in trilogies: Dowser 1-3, Dowser 4-6, and Dowser 7-9, so please expect the overall story arcs to take the full three books to resolve.
3. A Difficult Funeral (Dowser 1.5) is a free ‘flash fiction’ found on MCD’s blog under Extras and Freebies.
4. The Reconstructionist Series is a complete trilogy.
5. The Reconstructionist shorts are bundled together in the Reconstructionist Short Story Bundle.
6. The Amplifier series is an ongoing series.
7. Close to Home is bundled with Amplifier 0.
8. The Music Box is bundled with Amplifier 4.
9. The Misfits of the Adept Universe series contains standalone novels that tie back to the main universe and are therefore best read in order. It is an ongoing series.
10. The Archivist Series is an ongoing series.
11. Dowser 9.5 is technically set outside/beyond the current timeline.