Series profile

The Monarchies of God

by Paul Kearney

A compact completed epic of war, faith, sea voyages, and political ambition.

Military fantasyPolitical fantasyEpic fantasy
Status
Complete series
Published
5
Commitment
Medium series
Audience
Adult

Reading route

Start with the profiled opening volume.

1 of 5 volumes profiled

  1. 1

    Hawkwood's Voyage

    A fast military fantasy of religious war, collapsing kingdoms, and a dangerous voyage west.

    Book profile

The series is unusually compact for its scope, moving quickly between institutional decisions and consequences in the field.

Series intelligence

Before you start the series.

Where to begin, how much the complete reading path asks of you, and whether the central story has an ending.

How to read it
Linear reading order
Ending status
Complete
Full path
5 published books

Where to start

Start with Hawkwood's Voyage and continue in series order. The central story is designed to be read linearly.

  1. Begin at volume one

    Hawkwood's Voyage

    The intended starting point for the continuous central story.

Completion

The central series is complete at 5 books.

Commitment

The full published path is a medium-length series spanning 5 books.

Best if you want

  • Military and religious conflict in a completed epic.
  • A faster and more compressed political fantasy.

Think twice if you need

  • Warm characters or a gentle entry point.
  • Long passages of interior character development.

Outside the score

Reader context

Series information guides suitability and commitment. Matrix scores remain attached to individual books.

Reader advisories

  • Violence
  • Sexual content
  • Grief and loss

Editorial record

Sources and review

Matrix v1.0 / calibrated / medium confidence / reviewed 2026-07-22