Vadim Panov, "The Secret City". All books in order

In this article "Vadim Panov," The Secret City ". All books in order "on the shelves are laid out all the volumes of the cycle, and in what sequence they should be read, so as not to get lost in this vast universe.

A brief background. Very, very long time ago

Nobody knows that Moscow is a city in a city where the descendants of ancient, almost disappeared civilizations have lived side by side with ordinary people for many centuries. These peoples were once the rulers of our world, but as a result of the bloody wars, only their wretched remnants survived for mutual destruction, which for a long time hid in the Secret City, which became Moscow thousands of years later. From the first rulers, Asurov, there was nothing left, only crumbs of memories. Their people under the root destroyed the dark and majestic Nava, who, in turn, were able to overcome light green-eyed people. Alas, escaping, the first to discover the Secret City. Luda, who had been defeated by the red-haired warriors of Miracles, also went there later. However, the board of the latter also was short-lived. Man came to Earth.

All secret must remain secret

The story is gradually revealed, if you read works written by Vadim Panov ("The Secret City"), in order. Three great great people founded three Great Houses: Chud, Lud and Nav. They disappeared, disappeared into the crowd of people and continue to live. Weave intrigues, periodically fighting with each other. They use the ancient magic, which has its own source, but they do not disdain the scientific achievements of people, actively adapting them to their needs. They assimilated, but they keep the purity of blood. They are all in sight, but no one in your life will ever guess that before him is a representative of another race. Observance of the secrecy regime is the most important and indestructible rule for all.

The beginning of history. Mercenaries in the lead roles

In addition to the main races, the Great Houses have vassal families, such as shags, ends, wasps, preceptors, Red Caps, hvans and others. But some secret people know about the Secret City, and most of them are mercenaries. The most famous and best is Cortez. In the first book , his team is formed, and they become some of the key characters in the plot and play an important role in the Secret City, are constantly in the thick of the events of the confrontation of the Great Houses. Actually in the series, written by Panov ("The Secret City"), all books should be started in order from the novel "Wars are starting to fail". This is the first volume that was published in 2001. In the same year there was a sequel called "Commander of War", in which the best squad of mercenaries received their permanent composition: Cortez, Artem and Yana. In the following year, 2002, "Attack by the rules" and "All shades of black" came out, in the plot of which the fourth member of the team, the sorceress Inga, joins the team. And the reader gets acquainted with the Masons and learns about a new, rare species of creatures called metamorphs. The next works that Panov wrote (The Secret City, books in order) go "And in Hell there are heroes" (2002) and "Concubines of hatred" (2003). These novels unite the storyline associated with the Hyperboreans, and Jana Mannerheim is not quite Yana. Then follows the "Shadow of the Inquisitor" (2004), which reveals the true power of faith, and "The Department of Wanderers" (2004), where the author finally opens the veil over the mystery of the Outer Worlds.

Anthologies: author stories and fanfics

Also in 2004, the first book-anthology "Rules of Blood" was published, it collected both short stories by the author himself and the best creations of the fans of the series written around the world of the Secret City, which Panov himself selected. The order of the books "The Secret City" in the cycle of the anthology is slightly broken. It is also worthwhile immediately pointing to other anthologies in the series because all of them do not intersect chronologically with the rest of the story, since they are collected from stories related to different time intervals. This is the "Web of confrontation" (2010), Mystery of Vengeance (2013) and "Hunting for an ermine" (2014). They can be read in order, as well as randomly.

Variety of stories. The team of Cortez is fading into the background

Vadim Panov ("The Secret City") books in order continues the novel "The Royal Cross" (2005). He is about the serious consequences of addiction to gambling with destiny. The twelfth book in the cycle was King of the Hill (2005), here for the first time the reader is getting to know the Sabbat vampires, while the Red Caps recall their roots. The very first prince of the Dark Court appears in the "Day of the Dragon" (2006). After two whole years a new novel is published in a cycle written by Vadim Panov ("The Secret City"). All books in order to read important to understand the general outline of the plot, despite the fact that every novel - a new story. In "The Scent of Fear" (2008), an acquaintance with a certain person comes into play, which could scare the very Santiago, Commissioner of the Dark Courtyard, and in the "Rebus Galla" (2009) - with the most real deity. "Vertigo" came out only in 2012, four years later and one anthology, a certain Avenger decided to challenge the Great Houses and remained unnoticed. "In a circle of times" (2013) and chelas again check the Secret City for strength, now it's a former mercenary, at one time - a legend. St. Petersburg has become a testing ground for a new bloody virtual-real game in the product "Wild Persians" (2014). And in the "Green Gambit" (2014), the first Prince Navi again tries to seize power in the Secret City. Two novels, released in 2015, which are currently the last ones, were written in co-authorship: "Fools die first" - with Viktor Tochinov, and "Vampire Hunters" - with Igor Pronin. However, in both cases events unfold in chronological order with the main storyline, and the main author is still Panov. "Secret City", all books in order, presented above, came out in a logical sequence, without prequels and other offshoots of the plot.