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ⓘ About Thomas K. Carpenter
Thomas K. Carpenter is an author from St Louis that writes in a variety of genres from alternate history, young adult dystopian, historical fantasy, steampunk, and post-cyberpunk science fiction. He went to the University of Missouri Rolla from where he graduated with a Metallurgical Engineering degree. Carpenter then went back to college in 2006 and got his MBA before he decided to become an author. This was not an out of the blue decision as he has always loved fiction writing and had written a short speculative fiction story as a nine or ten-year-old. His debut novel was “The Digital Sea” that he published in 2010 and then followed it up with two more titles in the “Digital Sea” series.
All Book Series by Thomas K. Carpenter
The Stone Tree
Series opener · book 1 of 6 · published 2020 Co-authored · Rachel J. Carpenter
Champion's Prophecy
Book 4 of 6 · published 2021 Co-authored · Rachel J. Carpenter
The Shadow Labyrinth
Book 5 of 6 · published 2021 Co-authored · Rachel J. Carpenter
The Autumn Empire
Latest in the series · book 6 of 6 · published 2021 Co-authored · Rachel J. Carpenter
Fiction River: Stolen: An Original Anthology Magazine
Book 20 of 21 · published 2020
Fantastic Schools, Volume Six
Latest in the series · book 10 of 10 · published 2023
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Thomas K. Carpenter?
Thomas K. Carpenter is an author from St Louis that writes in a variety of genres from alternate history, young adult dystopian, historical fantasy, steampunk, and post-cyberpunk science fiction. He went to the University of Missouri Rolla from where he graduated with a Metallurgical Engineering degree. Carpenter then went back to college in 2006 and got his MBA before he decided to become an author.
Which Thomas K. Carpenter series should I start with?
The best place to start is the Digital Sea series, the earliest of Thomas K. Carpenter's multi-book series: it opens with The Digital Sea (2010) and runs to 3 books across 2010–2012, ending with Neochrome Aurora (2012). Thomas K. Carpenter's other series stand alone, so they can be read in any order.
How many books has Thomas K. Carpenter written?
Thomas K. Carpenter has 111 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2010 and 2026. 91 of them belong to 15 named series — the largest being the Dashkova Memoirs series with 8 books — and 20 are standalone titles, collections or anthologies.
In what order should Thomas K. Carpenter's series be read?
Read each series in publication order — the numbered entries in each series follow the year each book first appeared. Thomas K. Carpenter's series do not depend on one another, so they can be started in any order; by start date they are Digital Sea (2010–2012, 3 books), Alexandrian Saga (2011–2014, 7 books) and Gamers (2011–2012, 3 books), plus 11 more.
How are Thomas K. Carpenter's books organised into series?
This guide splits Thomas K. Carpenter's 111 books into 15 named series and 20 titles that stand alone or appear only in collections: Dashkova Memoirs (8 books, 2015–2016); Alexandrian Saga (7 books, 2011–2014); Hundred Halls (6 books, 2016–2022); Kingmaker Saga (6 books, 2020–2021); Aura Healers Hall (5 books, 2024–2025), plus 10 further series.