# Babushka books in order

This is the official reading-order guide for Martin Erlic's Babushka universe.

## Quick answer

You may start with either the **Babushka Saga** or **Broth & Bullets**. Keep the books within each main arc in sequence. The novellas and story collection are flexible. Save *Tides of Oblivion* until the very end.

## Babushka Saga

1. **Echoes of Immortality** — Book One. The main cyberpunk entry point, following mindgraft specialist Dunya Bocharov in immortal Gred. [Book and free chapters](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#echoes)
2. **Rain of Silence** — Book Two. Thaw, factional conflict, a hunted child, and Zakharovna's remaining secrets destabilize Gred. [Book](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#rain)
3. **Shadows of Betrayal** — Book Three. Open faction war turns memory, identity, and buried crimes into weapons. [Book](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#shadows)
4. **Hall of Reflections** — Book Four and the conclusion of the main saga. [Book](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#hall)

## Broth & Bullets

1. **Ashes of Arrival** — Book One, available now. Post-collapse Kamchatka begins rebuilding the systems and institutions that will become Gred. [Book](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#ashes)
2. **War of Formation** — Book Two, forthcoming. [Book guide](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#war)
3. **Whispers of Destiny** — Book Three, forthcoming. [Book guide](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#whispers)
4. **Tides of Oblivion** — Epilogue, available now. Although associated with Broth & Bullets, this should be read after the full Babushka Saga and the main prequel books. [Book](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#tides)

## Novellas and stories

- **Ghosts of Praxis** — A prequel novella set roughly fifty years before *Echoes of Immortality*. It follows Ika on the Croatian coast and explores the origins of Praxis, Babushka, and Dr. Lev Rozhkov. Read it before or after *Echoes*. [Book and free chapter](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#ghosts)
- **Sundown Protocol** — An interlude novella set between Books One and Two of the Babushka Saga. Read it after *Echoes* if you want to follow Tatyana Romanova's fate. [Book](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#sundown)
- **Heroes of Praxis** — A direct sequel to *Ghosts of Praxis*. It fits especially well after *Shadows of Betrayal*, but is not required for the main quartet. [Book](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#heroes)
- **Borrowed Time** — Seven stories from across the Babushka universe. Five are available free on the website. Read the collection whenever you want more character and world context. [Collection and free stories](https://www.babushkabook.com/books#borrowed-time)

## Recommended expanded path

For a reader who wants the main plot plus well-placed side stories:

1. *Echoes of Immortality*
2. *Sundown Protocol*
3. *Rain of Silence*
4. *Shadows of Betrayal*
5. *Ghosts of Praxis*
6. *Heroes of Praxis*
7. *Hall of Reflections*
8. *Borrowed Time* at any convenient point
9. The three main *Broth & Bullets* books in order
10. *Tides of Oblivion* last

This expanded path is a recommendation, not the only valid sequence. The two main arcs can be reversed.