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Bel Dame Apocrypha

This series plunges readers into a brutal interstellar war fought on a ravaged planet by a desperate mix of soldiers, sorcerers, and mercenaries. The origins of this centuries-old conflict are murky, but its end seems impossible. At its heart is a former government assassin turned headhunter, whose dark past becomes central when a dangerous deal with an alien gene pirate goes awry. The recovery of a critical target could end the war, but the steep price for peace threatens to shatter everything. Expect a gritty blend of science fiction, action, and morally ambiguous choices.

God's War
Apocalypse Nyx
Rapture
Infidel

Recommended Reading Order

  1. 1

    God's War

    • 322 pages
    • 12 hours of reading
    3.6(103)Add rating

    Nyx was a government sponsored assassin, a Bel Dame paid to track down and collect the heads of deserters from a centuries long war on a decimated world, by almost any means necessary. 'Almost' proved to be a problem. Cast out and imprisoned for breaking one rule too many, Nyx and her crew of mercenaries now just work for the money

    God's War
  2. 2

    Infidel

    • 400 pages
    • 14 hours of reading
    4.0(1503)Add rating

    The second instalment of the Bel Dame Apocrypha trilogy from Hugo-award winner Kameron HurleyNo matter where you go, the Bel Dames will find youNyx used to be an assassin, part of the sisterhood of the Bel Dames.

    Infidel
  3. 3

    Rapture

    • 480 pages
    • 17 hours of reading
    4.1(23)Add rating

    Nyx is back, alongside the bel dame sisterhood of assassins. Although the centuries-long war is over, civil unrest is rife, and the fate of one kidnapped politician could be the catalyst for a bloody regime change. With aliens in the sky and a hint of revolution in the air, Nyx and her team of mutant shape-shifters, torturers and bio-tech magicians have a new mission: save a life to save a country.

    Rapture