Reading Order

What order should you read the Rucksack Universe in?

Short answer: Whatever order you want.

2 common approaches

The Rucksack Universe is an ongoing, nonsequential series, set in one big story world with many recurring characters and various story arcs. You can come to the Rucksack Universe from any title and enjoy the stories in whatever order you want. Here are 2 ways readers typically approach the Rucksack Universe series:

The order in which each title fits on the series timeline, regardless of release date. Story order is subject to change. Follow along by order of when each story happens within the series.

Story Year
Where it’s set in the series timeline

Approx. 10,000 Years Before The Blast (?)

Cherry Death Destiny Test: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair

1436 AD

The Things She Made: A Rucksack Universe Story, Anthony St. Clair

The Blast: Oct. 16, 1834

Pink Hats and Burned Men: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Cobra or Mr. Cobra: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair

Year 0 AB (After Blast)

100 AB

Awen's Challenge: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Rucksack and the Cave: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Wander Dreams of Fire: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Wander: A Rucksack Universe Novel by Anthony St. Clair

117 AB

Shadow in Orange: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair

125 AB

The Martini of Destiny: A Rucksack Universe Novella by Anthony St. Clair
Last Kiss in the Concrete Garden of Myth: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair

135 AB

Cloud Fortress: A Rucksack Universe Novel by Anthony St. Clair

142 AB

Home Sweet Road: A Rucksack Universe Novella by Anthony St. Clair
Flash of the Last Dream: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair

145 AB

Forever the Road: A Rucksack Universe Novel by Anthony St. Clair
Get the Rucksack Universe story The Wedding Chapel's Bartender

146 AB

The Lotus and the Barley: A Rucksack Universe Novel by Anthony St. Clair

The chronological order in which each story was published, regardless of where it happens timewise in the series. Follow along by order of when new stories come out.

Release Year
First published in any format

2013

The Martini of Destiny: A Rucksack Universe Novella by Anthony St. Clair

2014

Home Sweet Road: A Rucksack Universe Novella by Anthony St. Clair
Forever the Road: A Rucksack Universe Novel by Anthony St. Clair

2016

The Lotus and the Barley: A Rucksack Universe Novel by Anthony St. Clair

2018

Wander: A Rucksack Universe Novel by Anthony St. Clair

2019

The Things She Made: A Rucksack Universe Story, Anthony St. Clair
Awen's Challenge: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Rucksack and the Cave: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Wander Dreams of Fire: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Cloud Fortress: A Rucksack Universe Novel by Anthony St. Clair
Get the Rucksack Universe story The Wedding Chapel's Bartender

2020

Cherry Death Destiny Test: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Pink Hats and Burned Men: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Cobra or Mr. Cobra: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Shadow in Orange: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Flash of the Last Dream: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair
Last Kiss in the Concrete Garden of Myth: A Rucksack Universe Story by Anthony St. Clair