Series
Wess'har Wars
Karen Traviss · 6 novels · 1 short story · 2004–2008
The Wess'har Wars series is a six-book science fiction novel series written by author Karen Traviss and is set several hundred years in the future. It involves humanity's contact with a number of alien species with conflicting interests and beliefs, while her central character, Shan Frankland, is caught in the middle of a coming conflict. The series has a focus on environmental impact. All six novels were published by Eos, an imprint of HarperCollins: City of Pearl, Crossing the Line, The World Before, Matriarch and Ally. The last book of the series, Judge was released on March 25, 2008.
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Reading order
The order the books came out.
Best read in the order they were published.
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Stats
By decade
- 2000s7
Shape
6 novels · 1 short story
1 author
reads like:science fictionaliensother star systemsfar futuretenseadult
Mood
Grim and intense: 83% of this series' placed works, the catalog's 46%.
this series · the catalog · one dot = one book6 of 7 works carry a tone
Edges of the map
- Crossing the Linedarkest
- City of Pearlbrightest · calmest
- Matriarchmost intense