📖 About Black Ocean

Black Ocean is a series universe written by J.S. Morin. The complete collection runs to 83 books across 5 series, published between 2014 and 2025.

The main series is Publication Order of Black Ocean Books with 23 books. It opens with Tech, Lies, and Wizardry (2014) and currently runs to For Old Time's Sake (2017).

Series included on this page:

🎯 Where to Start with Black Ocean

New readers should begin with the first book of the main series in publication order: Tech, Lies, and Wizardry (2014), book 1 of Publication Order of Black Ocean Books. Reading in publication order lets the world and characters develop the way the author intended, and it avoids spoilers that later books may contain.

Each of the 5 series on this page is expandable — click a series heading to see every title it contains, in order, with a direct link to buy the book on Amazon.

📚 Black Ocean Books in Order

Publication Order of Black Ocean Books
23 books
1
Tech, Lies, and Wizardry book cover1Tech, Lies, and Wizardry2014Buy on Amazon
Salvage Trouble book cover2Salvage Trouble2014Buy on Amazon
A Smuggler's Conscience book cover3A Smuggler's Conscience2014Buy on Amazon
Poets and Piracy book cover4Poets and Piracy2015Buy on Amazon
To Err Is Azrin book cover5To Err Is Azrin2015Buy on Amazon
6Guardian of the Plundered Tomes2015Buy on Amazon
7The Rodek Less Traveled2015Buy on Amazon
8Technically Flawed2015Buy on Amazon
Alien Racer book cover9Alien Racer2015Buy on Amazon
Retro Version book cover10Retro Version2015Buy on Amazon
Siege of Mortania book cover11Siege of Mortania2015Buy on Amazon
Moon of Odysseus book cover12Moon of Odysseus2015Buy on Amazon
13Pinball Wizardry2015Buy on Amazon
Adventure Capital book cover14Adventure Capital2016Buy on Amazon
Collusion Course book cover15Collusion Course2016Buy on Amazon
You, Robot book cover16You, Robot2016Buy on Amazon
Stowaway to Heaven book cover17Stowaway to Heaven2016Buy on Amazon
Voice of Reason book cover18Voice of Reason2017Buy on Amazon
Mission Inadvisable book cover19Mission Inadvisable2017Buy on Amazon
Moral and Orbital Decay book cover20Moral and Orbital Decay2017Buy on Amazon
Planet Hustlers book cover21Planet Hustlers2017Buy on Amazon
Eternity or Bust book cover22Eternity or Bust2017Buy on Amazon
For Old Time's Sake book cover23For Old Time's Sake2017Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Black Ocean: Astral Prime Books
12 books
2
Shadow Planet book cover1Shadow Planet2018Buy on Amazon
Wizard Zero book cover2Wizard Zero2018Buy on Amazon
Shielded Sun book cover3Shielded Sun2018Buy on Amazon
Prime Guardian book cover4Prime Guardian2018Buy on Amazon
Systemic Treachery book cover5Systemic Treachery2019Buy on Amazon
Astral Messiah book cover6Astral Messiah2019Buy on Amazon
Parallel Enforcers book cover7Parallel Enforcers2019Buy on Amazon
Multiversal Truth book cover8Multiversal Truth2019Buy on Amazon
Void Kraken book cover9Void Kraken2019Buy on Amazon
Stellar Rampage book cover10Stellar Rampage2019Buy on Amazon
Core Threat book cover11Core Threat2019Buy on Amazon
Terminal Gambit book cover12Terminal Gambit2019Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Black Ocean: Mercy For Hire Books
16 books
3
Wayward Saint book cover1Wayward Saint2018Buy on Amazon
Behind Blue Skies book cover2Behind Blue Skies2018Buy on Amazon
House of the Orion Sun book cover3House of the Orion Sun2018Buy on Amazon
Break the Chain book cover4Break the Chain2018Buy on Amazon
Sunshine of Your Cult book cover5Sunshine of Your Cult2019Buy on Amazon
Walk Like a Magician book cover6Walk Like a Magician2019Buy on Amazon
Hotel Caledonia / Sunshine of Your Cult book cover7Hotel Caledonia / Sunshine of Your Cult2019Buy on Amazon
Eye of the Pharaoh book cover8Eye of the Pharaoh2019Buy on Amazon
Ship with No Name book cover9Ship with No Name2020Buy on Amazon
No More Mr. Nice Girl book cover10No More Mr. Nice Girl2020Buy on Amazon
Magic's Little Helper book cover11Magic's Little Helper2020Buy on Amazon
Mortanian Rhapsody book cover12Mortanian Rhapsody2020Buy on Amazon
The Girls are Back in Town book cover13The Girls are Back in Town2020Buy on Amazon
Stuck in the Astral with You book cover14Stuck in the Astral with You2020Buy on Amazon
Lair of the Dog book cover15Lair of the Dog2020Buy on Amazon
Empathy for the Devil book cover16Empathy for the Devil2020Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Black Ocean: Mirth & Mayhem Books
16 books
4
Know When to Run book cover1Know When to Run2021Buy on Amazon
Low Flyer book cover2Low Flyer2021Buy on Amazon
The Good Die Young book cover3The Good Die Young2021Buy on Amazon
Lyin Guys book cover4Lyin Guys2021Buy on Amazon
Viva, Las Vega IX book cover5Viva, Las Vega IX2022Buy on Amazon
Ventura Starway book cover6Ventura Starway2022Buy on Amazon
Fly Like an Ego book cover7Fly Like an Ego2022Buy on Amazon
Sixteen Tomes book cover8Sixteen Tomes2022Buy on Amazon
Live and Let Kill book cover9Live and Let Kill2023Buy on Amazon
50 Ways to Leave a Planet book cover1050 Ways to Leave a Planet2023Buy on Amazon
Blowin in the Wind book cover11Blowin in the Wind2023Buy on Amazon
We Drink Alone book cover12We Drink Alone2023Buy on Amazon
Life is Crime Wave book cover13Life is Crime Wave2023Buy on Amazon
Same as the Old Boss book cover14Same as the Old Boss2023Buy on Amazon
Unfortunate Son book cover15Unfortunate Son2023Buy on Amazon
And Drift Away book cover16And Drift Away2023Buy on Amazon
Publication Order of Black Ocean: Passage of Time Books
16 books
5
Tempus Fugitive book cover1Tempus Fugitive2023Buy on Amazon
Terran Incognito book cover2Terran Incognito2023Buy on Amazon
Xeno's Paragon book cover3Xeno's Paragon2023Buy on Amazon
Time and Punishment book cover4Time and Punishment2023Buy on Amazon
Empty Jesters book cover5Empty Jesters2024Buy on Amazon
Realspace Real Chase book cover6Realspace Real Chase2024Buy on Amazon
Outlaw World book cover7Outlaw World2024Buy on Amazon
Who Let the Dogs In book cover8Who Let the Dogs In2024Buy on Amazon
Horns and Halos book cover9Horns and Halos2024Buy on Amazon
The Art of Where book cover10The Art of Where2024Buy on Amazon
Sister Goldeneye book cover11Sister Goldeneye2025Buy on Amazon
Rescue Like a Hurricane book cover12Rescue Like a Hurricane2025Buy on Amazon
Lies That Bind Us book cover13Lies That Bind Us2025Buy on Amazon
Words That Hurt You book cover14Words That Hurt You2025Buy on Amazon
Earth, Rewind & Fire book cover15Earth, Rewind & Fire2025Buy on Amazon
Forever Endeavor book cover16Forever Endeavor2025Buy on Amazon

❓ Frequently Asked Questions

How many Black Ocean books are there?
There are 83 books in the Black Ocean collection, organised into 5 series and published between 2014 and 2025.
What is the first Black Ocean book?
The first book is Tech, Lies, and Wizardry, published in 2014.
What order should I read the Black Ocean books in?
Most readers use publication order, which is the order the books were originally released. A chronological order is also provided on this page for readers who prefer to follow the internal timeline of the story.
Who wrote the Black Ocean books?
The Black Ocean books were written by J.S. Morin.
Is the Black Ocean series finished?
The main series, Publication Order of Black Ocean Books, has 23 books so far. The most recent title listed on this page gives the current end point of the series.
When did the Black Ocean series start?
The earliest title in this collection was published in 2014, and the most recent in 2025.