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Fifth Millennium Books in Order

There are 8 Fifth Millennium books, published between 1985 and 1992. The first book is Snow Brother (1985) and the newest is Saber and Shadow (1992). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
8
Published
1985–1992
Confirmed
8 of 8 titles
Pages on record
1,740 in 5 of 8 books
Reading time
29–44 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 1,740 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 5 of 8 titles with a page count on record.

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Fifth Millennium is a fantasy and science fiction sequence catalogued across eight books published between 1985 and 1992. Snow Brother (1985) opens the listing and Saber and Shadow (1992) closes it. S.M. Stirling is credited on five of the eight and Karen Wehrstein on two, and three books carry no Stirling credit. Subjects recorded include fantasy fiction and Canadian science fiction. Lion's Heart, Lion's Soul, Shadow's Daughter and Shadow's Son all carry 1991 dates.

How many Fifth Millennium books are there?

Fifth Millennium has 8 books, released between 1985 and 1992.

Fifth Millennium Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 8 Fifth Millennium 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 The Cage, book 3 of the Fifth Millenium series (1989)
  2. Cover of Shadow's Son by S.M. Stirling, book 4 of the Fifth Millenium series (1991)
  3. Cover of Shadow's Daughter by Shirley Meier, book 5 of the Fifth Millenium series (1991)
  4. Cover of Lion's Heart by Karen Wehrstein, book 6 of the Fifth Millenium series (1991)
  5. Cover of Lion's Soul by Karen Wehrstein, book 7 of the Fifth Millenium series (1991)
  6. Cover of Saber and Shadow by S.M. Stirling, book 8 of the Fifth Millenium series (1992)
  1. 1
    Snow BrotherFifth Millenium #11985 · 251 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1985251
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  2. 2
    The Sharpest EdgeFifth Millenium #21986 · 255 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1986255
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  3. 3
    The CageFifth Millenium #31989 · 402 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1989402
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  4. 4
    Shadow's SonFifth Millenium #41991 · 448 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1991448
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  5. 5
    Shadow's DaughterFifth Millenium #51991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  6. 6
    Lion's HeartFifth Millenium #61991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  7. 7
    Lion's SoulFifth Millenium #71991 · confirmed 3/4
    1991–
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  8. 8
    Saber and ShadowFifth Millenium #81992 · 384 pages · confirmed 3/4
    1992384
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Do you have to read Fifth Millennium books in order?

You should read the Fifth Millennium books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Fifth Millennium book also stands alone.

Where to start with Fifth Millennium

Start with Snow Brother (1985), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Fifth Millennium book?

Saber and Shadow (1992) is the newest Fifth Millennium book released so far.

Is there a new Fifth Millennium book coming?

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

Fifth Millennium at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Fifth Millennium title on record dates from 1992, 34 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Fifth Millennium books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
1,740 pages across the 5 of 8 books with a recorded length, a median of 384 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Fifth Millennium books, 5 of 8, were published in the 1990s.
Attribution
Of the 8 titles, 5 are credited to S.M. Stirling, 2 to Shirley Meier and 2 to Karen Wehrstein.

What the Fifth Millennium books are about

All 8 Fifth Millennium books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: fantasy is tagged on 4 of 8. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.