From the time of the Talfi battle through the first year, this shows the stories on a timeline. Refer to the book descriptions for details on the stories.
The Epilog of the novel Harbinger occurs right after the 1 Year Memorial. So do the stories Emergence and then Reunion (with Meg).
The Post-Kim Fiction includes multiple stories with different protagonists interacting with many of the same secondary characters. It’s easy to get confused - on the TIMELINES of the different stories and the WHO is WHERE question! In this section, we will provide guidance on many aspects of the Post-Kim world.
Published volumes of Post-Kim novellas include:
Book #11 All Our Lives
Four Days 7
This occurs prior to the Talfi invasion, running parallel to the midpoint of the novel Harbinger: Kim and her daughters explore the universe and themselves
Six Meters Down 34
Noor has a secret. A powerful moral dilemma begins after Cats (#6 in the Kim story arc), continues parallel with Harbinger (#7) and ends after Flight (#8). Or does it?
Temon’s Dilemma 70
Mere weeks after the Talfi invasion in Harbinger, in parallel with the novel Flight, Kazier Admiral Temon and PGPC Admiral Prince have a reckoning
Five Questions 81
Immediately after Flight, Meg must decide the future of her life: career, family, relationships…
After the time of the previous four stories:
Brothers 135
Two years after the invasion, Arvid’s young sister is missing! Who will help him save her?
Three Years 158
Three years after the invasion, new family constellations bloom (initially published as an addendum to Harbinger)
Book #12 Strong Together
Orange Light: Issa Mallowen has survived the battle but will he survive crash-landing his Emergency Pod on an alien planet, with a fierce winter coming on? And perhaps he is not alone…
Whisper: Ada Arai-Kemal’s response to the troubles of her life has always been to run away. Is she finally ready to stay and face her greatest fear and her greatest challenge?
Emergence: Something feels wrong on Setareh. Is it just the natural evolution of society that is ringing alarms in Meg’s intuition – or is there a true enemy hidden under the sparkly dresses?
Reunion: It’s been a decade and Manzelam has been transformed into the democracy that it always should have been. Can Meg accept the new reality or should she distrust Manzelam forever? For Issa of Orange Light, is love in the air?
Book #13 Children of Shen
* The Hunting Technique of the Mriva
and adventures in the Cloud Cities of Tokkal, terraforming with a disgruntled Kazier prince, an assassination plot that very nearly succeeds and the most unlikely WPA friend saves the day in an icy crevasse, among other adventures.
Who is Where in the Story Collections After the 8 novels of the Kim Story Arc
1. Ada – is at the battle site with Aiko or participating in Memorials until the 6 Months point. Then she is the protagonist of Whisper, on the Tower planet and then home on Setareh. New AI large breed dog. His fox has fallen in love wit the kids in his family
2. Arvid – is on Mars, as chief consular officer for the Kazier Consulate. He visits the Embassy on Proxima-5 for Memorials, the returns to his duties on Mars. He is back on Proxima for the events of The Hunting Technique of the Mriva (Children of Shen, 2026), at the 1-Year Post-Battle point.
3. Bores – on Aveski with grandma-Admiral until Mriva story at Year 1.
4. Burhan Mohammed – Studying at Institute on Setareh, on Proxima for Memorial for his mother, then the 1 Year Memorial ditto and on Manzelam for Reunion. Has a group marriage on Setareh.
At Year 2, with Arvid in Brothers.
5. Issa – Battle, then on Winter for nearly 3 months, medical until 6 months post battle, then new home on Setareh. On Manzelam with Meg and Burhan for Reunion. Meets Anahita on Manzelam.
6. Koren – battle, then new hu’et and son at 1 Year, at Embassy for Mriva.
7. Ambassador Maksen – at his Embassy and arranging his new daughter Karella’s gestation, birth and 1st year until 18months post-battle. Politics in the Empire becomes focused on him at the 1 year point. Imperial princelings arrive (Mriva story). At Year 2, Karella and Arvid/Burhan in Brothers.
8. Meg – 3 months post-battle at Proxima, then 3 months on Draco with M’har. 5 Questions story after Draco to the 1 Year Memorial. Then Emergence and Reunion at Setareh/Manzelam with Issa and Burhan.
9. Noor – involved in 6 Meters Down (Sirians) from Cats novel through 6 months post-battle. On Proxima post-battle. Begins work on Proxima-8 at 1 Year.
10. Admiral Prince – on the border, post-battle search and cleanup, develops his relationship with Temon (Temon’s Dilemma, Orange Light, Mriva.)
11. Imperial Princes and Princesses (Emperor’s Special Offspring) – through battle and post-battle cleanup under Temon, Mriva plot at 1 Year point brings them to the PGPC (Proxima, Setareh, Mars).
12. Rob – On Proxima with kids through and after battle to 9 months, then p/t Kuiper University prof
13. Sempo David – cycles through group marriages on Beta and Setareh, then comes to Proxima to help his sisters before the 1 Year memorial. Stay on Proxima, works remotely most of the time (Taylor-Hamm SecNavCom near Setareh) while he pursues engineering credentials at Kuiper University, through the 18 months point.
14. Sigrin – doing planetary conditioning (terraforming) with Prince Tavasek to 1 Year, then joins Maksen for Mriva.
15. Admiral Temon – battle, Imperial Special Children (Temon’s Dilemma) with Prince, then Orange Light to 1 Year, when he is part of the Mriva story with Maksen and his adult offspring.
16. Wing and his NSA/CMI/CP team (Grass, Anahera, Holly, etc.) – Draco (Flight), from 4-7 months after battle, then Emergence and Reunion, at Setareh/Manzelam.