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Aether's Revival Books in Order

by Daniel SchinhofenFantasy

13 books from Aether's Blessing (2020) to Aether Corruption (2026). Rated 4.7 across 8,621 listener reviews.

Reading order

  1. Aether's Blessing

    Book 1 2020 4.7 (1.8k)

    Every year, the empire administers the rite of passage into adulthood. That rite serves to identify those blessed by Aether to become magi. The new magi are shipped to the academy to learn the arts of magic....

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  2. Aether's Guard

    Book 2 2021 4.7 (1.3k)

    Gregory’s life changed when his aether sparked to life during the Age Day ritual. He left his old friends and his old life behind, and was taken to the Magi Academy to start training to serve the Vela Empire.

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  3. Magi's Path

    Book 3 2021 4.7 (1k)

    Nearly everything in Gregory’s life had changed by the end of his first year at the academy. Alone at the start of his novice year, he’d gotten engaged to Yukiko Warlin and found a friend in Jenn Bean by the time the annual tournament was…

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  4. Aether's Apprentices

    Book 4 2022 4.7 (864)

    Gregory and his wives fought honorably and hard to advance to the finals, where their last fight was against the Eternal Flame.

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  5. Mages of Buldoun

    Book 5 2022 4.8 (662)

    Gregory, Yukiko, and Jenn were thrilled—not only had they won their first apprentice tournament, their friends finally joined them in Aether’s Guard.

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  6. Magi Guard

    Book 6 2023 4.8 (479)

    At the end of their apprentice year, Aether’s Guard headed off to Buldoun for an international tournament. They had allies there in the Swift Wind and Iron Hand clans, but they also had to deal with the Eternal Flame....

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  7. Moral Stand

    Book 7 2023 4.9 (461)

    With their initiate year over, the Pettit family dispersed to their separate adept postings: Jenn would be on the border with Krogga, defending against incursions....

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  8. Proven Strength

    Book 8 2024 4.8 (501)

    Gregory’s year-long posting along the northern wilds was done. He’d had to face corrupt magi, assassination attempts, aether-using bane beasts, and even deal with the loss of some of his men.

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  9. Empire's Orders

    Book 9 2024 4.8 (419)

    After a long march across the empire, Gregory finally made it to Krogga. Ambassador Rudit Glowstone, Grandmaster of Aether’s Guard, greeted him upon his arrival in the capital.

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  10. Buldoun's Blunder

    Book 10 2025 4.8 (362)

    Finally in Krogga, Gregory found himself pulled into the solstice tournament to celebrate Krog. Invited by both the high priest and Council of Krogheim, Gregory and Jenn did their best to show that some magi had honor.

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  11. Princely Mistakes

    Book 11 2025 4.8 (344)

    Things were supposed to settle down after the Bloodrock war. Even with the upcoming wedding to Verka, things should have gotten calm. For a time, it even looked like it might, giving the family hope.

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  12. Aether's Band

    Book 12 2026 4.8 (266)

    The Magus posting in Krogga was over, and Gregory and his many wives had finished it with the quiet days they’d all wanted. It’d been an odd five years that’d seen them embroiled in wars, assassinations, political incidents, and far more.

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  13. Aether Corruption

    Book 13 2026 4.8 (116)

    Gregory cherished the time he’d had with his family, but now, it was over. They’d been together in Krogga and got even more time when they went back to the academy.

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About this reading order

Books are listed in the series' own numbering, which for Aether's Revival is also the best order to read them in. Years are first publication where we could confirm it, and otherwise the first audiobook release.

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