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S. M. Stirling
Emberverse
The Emberverse series begins when a mysterious event alters physics, rendering all modern technology useless. Survivors must adapt to a medieval world, forming new societies and facing conflicts with those who seek power. This epic fantasy explores the rebuilding of civilization and the rise of new leadership in a drastically changed world.
The series begins with Dies the Fire, followed by The Protector's War, and then A Meeting at Corvallis. The Sword of the Lady is the sixth book in the main sequence, and The Given Sacrifice is the first book in a spin-off trilogy within the same universe.
The Emberverse series is closely connected to the Nantucket series, also by S.M. Stirling. The Nantucket series serves as a prequel, detailing the event that causes the change in the Emberverse.
S.M. Stirling has continued to expand the Emberverse with additional novels and spin-off series, indicating an ongoing narrative within this world.
The series explores the long-term societal and technological consequences of a sudden, global event that renders all modern technology inoperable, focusing on the rebuilding of civilization in a post-apocalyptic world.