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ⓘ About Daniel Jose Older
Daniel Jose Older is a male author, of Latino origin who also happens to double as a paramedic and musician. Most of the stories in Jose’s literally works are influenced to a great extent by the political, cultural and social issues in today’s world. The author currently lives in New York City in Brooklyn together with his beautiful wife. Apart from focusing his energy and skills as a writer, Daniel Jose has often constantly facilitated educative workshops on anti-oppression issues using storytelling and music at various prisons, universities, public schools and popular religious houses. Quite a number of Daniel’s essays and short stories have appeared in various media outlets including Apex, Buzzfeed, Tor.
All Book Series by Daniel Jose Older
Into the Dark
Series opener · book 1 of 58 · published 2021 Anthology · Claudia Gray
Mission to Disaster
Book 14 of 58 · published 2022 Anthology · Justina Ireland,Pétur Antonsson
The Battle for Starlight
Book 15 of 58 · published 2022 Anthology · George Mann
Quest for the Hidden City
Book 18 of 58 · published 2022 Anthology · George Mann
Starlight Stories
Book 20 of 58 · published 2022 Anthology · Charles Soule,Cavan Scott,Justina Ireland
The High Republic Adventures:The Nameless Terror
Book 27 of 58 · published 2023 Anthology · George Mann,Eduardo Mello,Ornella Savarese
Jedi Brave in Every Way
Book 30 of 58 · published 2023 Anthology · Rosemary Soule
The Monster of Temple Peak and Other Stories
Book 31 of 58 · published 2023 Anthology · Cavan Scott,Rachel Stott,Watermark Studio
Temptation of the Force
Book 39 of 58 · published 2024 Anthology · Tessa Gratton
The High Republic Adventures Phase III: Volume 1
Book 41 of 58 · published 2024
The High Republic Adventures Phase III: Volume 2
Book 46 of 58 · published 2025
The Acolyte: Wayseeker
Book 52 of 58 · published 2025 Anthology · Justina Ireland
Adventures Phase III: Dispatches from the Occlusion Zone
Book 55 of 58 · published 2025
The High Republic Adventures - The Complete Phase II
Book 57 of 58 · published 2026
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures -The Complete Phase III Part 2
Latest in the series · book 58 of 58 · published 2026
Marvel's Voices
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 2020 Anthology · David F. Walker
Indigenous Voices
Book 2 of 18 · published 2020 Anthology · Rebecca Roanhorse,Darcie Little Badger,Jeffrey Veregge
Community
Book 6 of 18 · published 2021 Co-authored · Karla Pacheco,Terry Blas,Juan Ponce
Legacy2
Book 8 of 18 · published 2022 Anthology · Victor LaValle,Natacha Bustos,Cody Ziglar,J. Holtham
Identity2
Book 9 of 18 · published 2022 Anthology · Jeremy Holt,Pornsak Pichetshote,Sabir Pirzada,Creees Hyunsung Lee
Community 2
Book 11 of 18 · published 2022 Anthology · Fabian Nicieza,Edgar Delgado,Carlos Hernandez
Wakanda Forever
Book 12 of 18 · published 2023 Anthology · Ken Lashley,Todd Harris,Juni Ba,Murewa Ayodele,Dotun Akande,Adam Serwer
Reshaper of Worlds
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2024 Anthology · Afua Richardson,Ryan Little
A New Dawn
Series opener · book 1 of 23 · published 2014 Anthology · John Jackson Miller
The Princess and the Scoundrel
Book 16 of 23 · published 2022 Anthology · Beth Revis
Rise of the Red Blade
Book 18 of 23 · published 2023 Anthology · Delilah S. Dawson
The Living Force
Book 19 of 23 · published 2024 Anthology · John Jackson Miller
Star Wars: Master of Evil
Book 20 of 23 · published 2025 Anthology · Adam Christopher
Galaxy's Edge: Black Spire
Book 21 of 23 · published 2026 Anthology · Delilah S. Dawson
Star Wars: Starfighter Novelization
Latest in the series · book 23 of 23 · published 2027 Anthology · Delilah S. Dawson
Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures Phase III Volume 5
Single-title series · published 2025
Crossed Genres Issue 24: Characters of Color
Series opener · book 1 of 18 · published 2010
Thalia Kids's Book Club: Guys Read Terrifying Tales
Book 7 of 18 · published 2015
Fantasy Issue 60 - Dec. 2016: People of Color Destroy Fantasy! Special Issue
Book 9 of 18 · published 2016
Sunvault: Stories of Solarpunk and Eco-Speculation
Book 10 of 18 · published 2017
A People's Future of the United States: Speculative Fiction from 25 Extraordinary Writers
Book 13 of 18 · published 2019
From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back
Book 15 of 18 · published 2020
Infinite Constellations: An Anthology of Identity, Culture, and Speculative Conjunctions
Book 17 of 18 · published 2023
Star Wars: Scoundrels, Rebels and the Empire
Latest in the series · book 18 of 18 · published 2023
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi
Single-title series · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Daniel Jose Older?
Daniel Jose Older is a male author, of Latino origin who also happens to double as a paramedic and musician. Most of the stories in Jose's literally works are influenced to a great extent by the political, cultural and social issues in today's world. The author currently lives in New York City in Brooklyn together with his beautiful wife.
Which Daniel Jose Older series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Bone Street Rumba series, the earliest of Daniel Jose Older's multi-book series: it opens with Anyway: Angie (2014) and runs to 6 books across 2014–2017, ending with Battle Hill Bolero (2017). Daniel Jose Older's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Daniel Jose Older written?
Daniel Jose Older has 139 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2027. 118 of them belong to 10 named series — the largest being the Marvel's Voices series with 18 books — and 21 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Daniel Jose Older's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Daniel Jose Older's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Daniel Jose Short Story Collections (2012, 1 book), Bone Street Rumba (2014–2017, 6 books) and Shadowshaper Cypher (2015–2020, 5 books), plus 5 more.
How are Daniel Jose Older's books organised into series?
This guide splits Daniel Jose Older's 139 books into 10 named series and 21 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Marvel's Voices (18 books, 2020–2024); Bone Street Rumba (6 books, 2014–2017); Shadowshaper Cypher (5 books, 2015–2020); Dactyl Hill Squad (3 books, 2018–2020); Outlaw Saints (2 books, 2022–2023), plus 5 further series.