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Age of X

by Richelle Mead

The Age of X series by Richelle Mead has 2 known books (2 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with Gameboard of the Gods (2013). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is The Immortal Crown.

Books
2 known books (2 novels)
Published
2
First published
2013
Status
ongoing
Shelved under
Fantasy
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Start here: Gameboard of the Gods (2013) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of Gameboard of the Gods

Gameboard of the Gods (2013)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Gameboard of the Gods

    Novel

    Gameboard of the Gods is the book that opens Richelle Mead's Age of X series, first published in 2013. It's followed in the reading order by The Immortal Crown. It runs 448 pages. It's the natural place to begin the series, which has continued since.

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  2. The Immortal Crown

    Novel

    The Immortal Crown is the second book in the Age of X series, published in 2014. It follows Gameboard of the Gods and is the most recent entry in the series to date. It runs 395 pages.

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About the Age of X series

Age of X (also known by its first book's title, Gameboard of the Gods) is Richelle Mead's genre-bending departure into a dystopian near-future where religion has been outlawed and the old gods have been reduced to legend -- except they haven't actually gone anywhere. Gameboard of the Gods opens the series with Justin March, an exiled investigator with a forbidden gift for sensing the supernatural, pulled back into service to solve a string of ritualistic murders that suggest the old gods are manipulating human affairs again, more directly than anyone in power wants to admit.

Mead blends military SF, urban fantasy, and mythology here -- servitors bound to specific deities, a repressive Republic of United North America enforcing rationalism by law, and a slow-burn central relationship between Justin and Mae, his elite-soldier partner -- in a setting more overtly political and world-spanning than her other series.

Only two books were published before the series was left incomplete; a planned third book, The Eye of Andromeda, was never released.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Age of X series?

Two published: Gameboard of the Gods (2013) and The Immortal Crown (2014). A planned third book, The Eye of Andromeda, was never published.

What order should I read Age of X in?

Publication order: Gameboard of the Gods, then The Immortal Crown.

Is Age of X finished?

No -- it was planned as at least a trilogy, but the announced third book, The Eye of Andromeda, was never released, leaving the series incomplete.

Is Age of X connected to Richelle Mead's other series?

No, it's a standalone dystopian/urban fantasy world unrelated to Vampire Academy, Bloodlines, Georgina Kincaid, or Dark Swan.

Will The Eye of Andromeda ever be published?

No confirmed release has been announced; the third book remains unpublished as of 2026.

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