Reading Order
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Start with City of Dreams and continue through all 2 books in the listed reading order.
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Start with City of Dreams
Book 1 by Stephen R Lawhead • Published 2003
Special Agent Alex Hunter arrives in New York on a routine undercover assignment and finds himself caught between a prophetic street preacher and a manipulative world government. As he tracks a supposed terrorist cell...
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Hero reading order
Ends with World Without End
- 1

Book 1:City of Dreams
Stephen R Lawhead • 2003
Special Agent Alex Hunter arrives in New York on a routine undercover assignment and finds himself caught between a prophetic street preacher and a manipulative world government. As he tracks a supposed terrorist cell...
- 2

Book 2:World Without End
Stephen R Lawhead • 2017
Set in the same near future world as City of Dreams, this story brings Alex Hunter’s conflict with the powers behind ICON and the modern day Messiah movement to a global scale, as political upheaval and spiritual unre...
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Hero FAQ
What is the best order to read the Hero series?
The recommended reading order is the numbered order shown on this page, starting with City of Dreams.
How many books are in the Hero series?
There are 2 books currently listed in the Hero series on GurusReads.
Where should I start with the Hero series?
New readers should start with City of Dreams, the first book in the reading order.
Is the Hero series complete?
Based on the publication years we have, the series appears likely complete and spans releases from 2003 to 2017.