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Eclipsed Evolution

by Kim Harrison

The Eclipsed Evolution series by Kim Harrison has 3 known books (3 published) and is best read in publication order, starting with First Contact: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 1 (2024). The latest book with a fully recorded publication date is Emergence: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 3.

Books
3 known books (3 novellas)
Published
3
First published
2024
Status
completed
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Start here: First Contact: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 1 (2024) — then read straight through in publication order.

Book one

Cover of First Contact: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 1

First Contact: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 1 (2024)

Reading order

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

  1. First Contact: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 1

    Novella

    First Contact: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 1, published 2 July 2024, opens Kim Harrison's short serialized trilogy at 168 pages, as a portal opens during a nationwide solar eclipse and alien refugees called Neighbors begin arriving on Earth.

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  2. Totality: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 2

    Novella

    Totality: Phase 2 followed just a week later, on 9 July 2024, the shortest entry at 143 pages, deepening scientist Renee Caisson's suspicion that the Neighbors' true goal isn't what they claim.

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  3. Emergence: Eclipsed Evolution: Phase 3

    Novella

    Emergence: Phase 3 closed Kim Harrison's serialized trilogy on 16 July 2024 -- two weeks after the first installment -- at 192 pages, the longest of the three, bringing Renee Caisson's suspicions about the Neighbors' true agenda to a head.

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About the Eclipsed Evolution series

During a nationwide solar eclipse, a portal opens between Earth and a dying world, and refugees calling themselves "Neighbors" begin arriving with technology so far beyond human science that it looks like magic. Dr. Renee Caisson, a scientist recruited into a classified government initiative studying the new arrivals, is assigned to August, a Neighbor rapidly adapting to Earth's environment -- and to a mystery about what the Neighbors are really searching for. As Renee gets closer to August and to the truth, she starts to suspect their stated goal of finding a way home is hiding a far more dangerous agenda.

Published as three short, serialized "Phase" installments released within weeks of each other in 2024, Eclipsed Evolution is Kim Harrison working in a leaner, first-contact thriller register: fewer pages per book, a tighter cast, and a premise that plays alien-refugee politics and classified government paranoia against each other rather than building the sprawling alternate-history worldbuilding of The Hollows.

Frequently asked questions

How many books are in the Eclipsed Evolution series?

Three short serialized installments: First Contact, Totality, and Emergence, all released in July 2024.

What order should I read Eclipsed Evolution in?

Publication order: First Contact, Totality, Emergence. They form one continuous story released as three short parts.

Is Eclipsed Evolution connected to The Hollows?

No. It's a standalone science fiction series about first contact with refugees from another world, unconnected to Rachel Morgan's Cincinnati.

Is Eclipsed Evolution finished?

It reads as a complete trilogy; no further Phase installments have been announced since Emergence in July 2024.

Why are the books so short?

They were published as serialized "Phase" novellas (roughly 150-190 pages each) released close together, designed to be read in quick succession as one longer story rather than as three full-length standalone novels.

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