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Maurice Broaddus Books in Order

Maurice Broaddus has written 19 books, published between 2008 and 2026. The first book is Beauty & Dynamite (2008) and the newest is A City Dreaming (2026). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
2008–2026
Pages on record
2,332 in 9 of 19 books
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Photo of Maurice Broaddus, author

Maurice Broaddus is an American author whose fiction spans young adult, horror, fantasy and science fiction. Broaddus wrote The Knights of Breton Court urban fantasy trilogy for Angry Robot, the steampunk novel Pimp My Airship for Apex Publications and the young adult novel The Usual Suspects for HarperCollins. Tor Books began releasing the Afrofuturist space trilogy Astra Black in 2022. Catalogued titles run from Beauty & Dynamite (2008) to A City Dreaming (2026) and include King Maker (2010), King's Justice (2010) and King's War (2011). Recorded subjects include Indianapolis, gangs and street life.

How many Maurice Broaddus books are there?

Maurice Broaddus has 19 books, released between 2008 and 2026. They include 3 series and 11 titles listed outside any series.

Maurice Broaddus Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Maurice Broaddus books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of Orgy of Souls by Maurice Broaddus (2008)
  2. Cover of Devil's Marionette by Maurice Broaddus (2009)
  3. Cover of King's Justice by Maurice Broaddus, book 2 of the Knights of Breton Court series (2010)
  4. Cover of King's War by Maurice Broaddus, book 3 of the Knights of Breton Court series (2011)
  5. Cover of The Voices of Martyrs by Maurice Broaddus (2017)
  6. Cover of Buffalo Soldier by Maurice Broaddus (2017)
  7. Cover of Pimp My Airship by Maurice Broaddus (2019)
  8. Cover of The Usual Suspects by Maurice Broaddus (2019)
  9. Cover of Sweep of Stars by Maurice Broaddus, book 1 of the Astra Black series (2022)
  10. Cover of Unfadeable by Maurice Broaddus (2022)
  1. 1
    Beauty & DynamiteAlethea Kontis Biographies & Memoirs #12008 · confirmed 1/4
    2008–
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  2. 2
    Orgy of Souls2008 · 138 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2008138
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  3. 3
    Devil's Marionette2009 · 96 pages · confirmed 1/4
    200996
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  4. 4
    King MakerKnights of Breton Court #12010 · confirmed 1/4
    2010–
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  5. 5
    King's JusticeKnights of Breton Court #22010 · 416 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2010416
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  6. 6
    King's WarKnights of Breton Court #32011 · 400 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2011400
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  7. 7
    I Can Transform You2013 · confirmed 1/4
    2013–
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  8. 8
    Walkers with the Dawn2015 · confirmed 1/4
    2015–
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  9. 9
    The Voices of Martyrs2017 · 160 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017160
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  10. 10
    Buffalo Soldier2017 · 144 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2017144
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  11. 11
    Sunspot Jungle, Vol. 1Sunspot Jungle #12018 · confirmed 1/4
    2018–
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  12. 12
    Pimp My Airship2019 · 322 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019322
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  13. 13
    The Usual Suspects2019 · 288 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2019288
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  14. 14
    Sorcerers2020 · confirmed 1/4
    2020–
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  15. 15
    Sweep of StarsAstra Black #12022 · 368 pages · confirmed 1/4
    2022368
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  16. 16
    Unfadeable2022 · confirmed 1/4
    2022–
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  17. 17
    Breath of OblivionAstra Black #22024 · confirmed 1/4
    2024–
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  18. 18
    A City DreamingAstra Black #32026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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  19. 19
    Black Horror: Canonical Voices from Then to Now2026 · confirmed 1/4
    2026–
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Maurice Broaddus books grouped by series

Each title below is a row in the publication-order table above. None of these groups has a reading-order page of its own on this site.

Knights of Breton Court in order

3 books
  1. 1. King Maker
  2. 2. King's Justice
  3. 3. King's War

Astra Black in order

3 books
  1. 1. Sweep of Stars
  2. 2. Breath of Oblivion
  3. 3. A City Dreaming

Alethea Kontis Biographies & Memoirs in order

1 book
  1. 1. Beauty & Dynamite

Sunspot Jungle in order

1 book
  1. 1. Sunspot Jungle, Vol. 1

Standalone books

11 books

11 Maurice Broaddus titles here are not listed as part of any series.

Do you have to read Maurice Broaddus books in order?

You only need to read Maurice Broaddus books in order within each series: the books listed here span 3 separate series, and each series has its own publication order.

Where to start with Maurice Broaddus

Start with Beauty & Dynamite (2008), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Maurice Broaddus book?

A City Dreaming (2026) is the newest Maurice Broaddus book released so far.

Is there a new Maurice Broaddus book coming?

No next Maurice Broaddus book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Awards Maurice Broaddus has won

Wikidata records 1 award and 2 nominations for Maurice Broaddus. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.

  • Indiana Authors Awards2020Wonfor Pimp My Airship: A Naptown by Airship Novel
  • Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel2023Shortlistedfor Sweep of Stars
  • Locus Award for Best Novelette2022Shortlistedfor Babylon System

Maurice Broaddus at a glance

Still publishing
Maurice Broaddus published a book as recently as 2026.
Release pace
Maurice Broaddus books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
2,332 pages across the 9 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 288 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Maurice Broaddus books, 10 of 19, were published in the 2010s.

What the Maurice Broaddus books are about

9 of the 19 Maurice Broaddus books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: drug dealers is tagged on 2 of 9. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Drug dealers 2 of 9 books
  • Fantasy 2 of 9 books
  • Gangs 2 of 9 books
  • Indianapolis (ind.) 2 of 9 books
  • Science fiction 2 of 9 books
  • Street life 2 of 9 books