Book 1

Sun of Suns

by Karl Schroeder

Published 3 October 2006
Welcome to the world known as Virga: a fullerene balloon three thousand kilometers in diameter, filled with air, water, and aimlessly floating chunks of rock. The humans who live in this vast environment must build their own fusion suns and "towns" in the shape of enormous wood and rope...Read more

Book 2

Queen of Candesce

by Karl Schroeder

Published 21 August 2007
Venera Fanning was last seen falling into nothingness at the end of "Sun of Suns". Now, in "The Queen of Candesce", Venera finds herself plunging through the air among the artificial worlds of Virga, far from home and her husband, who may or may not be alive. Landing in...Read more

Book 3

Pirate Sun

by Karl Schroeder

Published 5 August 2008
This is the third novel, after "Sun of Suns" and "Queen of Canndesce", to be set in Virga, a bubble universe artificially separated from our own future universe.Chaison Fanning, the admiral of a fleet of warships, has been captured and imprisoned by his enemies, but is suddenly rescued and...Read more

Book 4

The Sunless Countries

by Karl Schroeder

Published 4 August 2009
In an ocean of weightless air where sunlight has never been seen, only the running lights of the city of Pacquaea glitter in the dark. One woman, Leal Hieronyma Maspeth, history tutor and dreamer, lives and dreams of love among the gas lit streets and cafes. And somewhere in...Read more

Book 5

Ashes of Candesce

by Karl Schroeder

Published 14 February 2012
A world of endless sky, with no land, no gravity: this is Virga. Beginning in the seminal science fiction novel "Sun of Suns", the saga of this striking world has introduced us to the people of stubborn pride and resilience who have made Virga their home; but also, always...Read more

Cities of the Air

by Karl Schroeder

Published 6 July 2010